I need to install a website locally for use only locally. I have Windows 7
and IIS version 7.5 installed and working. I get a page when I browse to localhost and I have a few pages linked to my home page.
I am confused about what a website is. For me, a website is whatever is at a
domain. So in other words c-sharpcorner.com is a website.
But here is where I am confused. The software I am installing is a website and
my understanding is that there can be multiple websites in an instance of IIS.
That is confusing. Apparently I need to put the software in a directory
somewhere and then create a virtual directory and a website. Something that is
really unclear to me is how that relates to a specific URL.
I apologize for writing a vague question. It is difficult for me to write a
specific question. I have searched C# Corenr for relevant articles and all I
find is
How to Create Virtual Directory of a Website. Thank you Anubhav Chaudhary
for that but that is just a part of what I need. If someone knows of another
relevant article then I will apreciate the help finding something. If someone
wants to write a relevant article then I think it would be a useful topic.
One thing I can ask that is specific is, assuming I specify in IIS that my
website is named testsite, how does that relate to what I put in the address bar
of a browser? How do I browse to that website?