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Point subdomain to sub-directory

Hello,

I have an ASP.NET application.

let's call it www.myapp.com

I want to point a subdomain to a subdirectory of it

e.g., pub.myapp.com would point to www.myapp.com/pub

It wouldn't be a redirect. It would be more like an alias.

I tried creating an IIS website and pointing it's home directory to the subdirectory. But, it creates a web.config file and I get errors when I try to go to it via a browser. It wants the app root, seemingly, to be in that subdirectory.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance,

Steve

it_saige

Are you using IIS6 or IIS7?

What errors are you receiving (associated error numbers and code would be helpful)?

-saige-

Steve Bohler

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IIS 6

I'm getting an ASP.NET compilation error

BC30002: Type 'UserAuth' is not defined.

If I go directly to the subdirectory outside of using the subdomain, it works fine.

it_saige

How did you create your subdomain (in other words did you create it as a new website under an existing website or as a new website directly under the server)?

You mention that you go directly to the subdirectory outside of using the subdomain, could you elaborate a bit?

-saige-

Steve Bohler

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I created it as a new website on the same level as my other websites. Didn't know you can create a website under an existing website.

What I meant was that if I go to www.myapp.com/pub, I don't get the error.

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Steve Bohler

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Yep, that's correct.