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Making an IIS virtual directory for findinsite-ms


If you are running Internet Information Services (IIS) on your computer or have full access to your main server, then you can set up an IIS virtual directory. A virtual directory does not exist in the normal web site folder (eg \inetpub\wwwroot\. Instead, a virtual directory is an alias that refers to a real directory in another location (on the same computer).

Having installed findinsite-ms, you can make a virtual directory for one of two locations:

  • The findinsite-ms documentation: eg C:\Program Files\PHD\fisMS\
  • The findinsite-ms runtime: eg C:\Program Files\PHD\fisMS\runtime\

To test findinsite-ms, including the Search API examples, make a virtual directory for the findinsite-ms documentation. For a production environment, make a virtual directory for the findinsite-ms runtime.


Steps to make a virtual directory

    1. Start the IIS Manager, eg "Start+All Programs+Administrative Tools+Internet Information Services".
      In IIS7, to run IIS Manager, create a shortcut on your desktop that runs C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\InetMgr.exe or equivalent.
    2. Expand the folders on the left.
    3. Right-click on the "Default Web Site" or equivalent.
    4. Select "New+Virtual Directory..."
      In IIS7, select "Add Application..."

    In IIS 5, it looks like this:

    In the IIS 5 Manager, right click on a web site and make a new virtual directory

    In IIS 6, it looks like this:

    In the IIS 6 Manager, right click on a web site and make a new virtual directory

    In IIS 7, right click on a web site and click on Add Application:

    In the IIS 7 Manager, right click on a web site and click on Add Application

  1. For IIS5 and IIS6:
    • In the Virtual Directory Creation Wizard, click Next.

      In the Virtual Directory Creation Wizard, click Next

    • Enter an alias for FindinSite-MS (eg findinsite) and click Next.

      Enter an alias for FindinSite-MS and click Next

    • Select a source directory, eg the FindinSite-MS installation directory C:\Program Files\PHD\fisMS\, and click Next.

      Select a source directory, eg the FindinSite-MS installation directory, and click Next

    • Select 'Read' and 'Run scripts' permissions, and click Next.

      Select 'Read' and 'Run scripts' permissions, and click Next

    • Once complete, click Next.

      Once complete, click Next
  2. For IIS7, enter the new application name, eg findinsite and the physical path, eg C:\Program Files\PHD\fisMS\.
    Enter the new application name and the physical path

Now return to the installation instructions.

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