application root versus virtual directory?

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Sheila Jones

Hello,

Could somebody explain (or point me to a website that does) the difference
between a 'virtual directory' and an 'application root'? I don't really get
it at the moment. Thanks.
 
Sheila Jones said:
Could somebody explain (or point me to a website that does) the difference
between a 'virtual directory' and an 'application root'? I don't really get
it at the moment. Thanks.
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Virtual directories are mappings of URLs to physical directories for the web
server.

Application roots are independent of this and are the "root" location for a
specified application.
 
Application roots are independent of this and are the "root" location for
a
specified application.
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What exactly is the "application" here? My website is just a bunch of .aspx
files...
 
Sheila Jones said:
What exactly is the "application" here? My website is just a bunch of .aspx
files...
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Collectively they make an "application" and share settings, as well as a
session object.
 
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