Question : Best Location to place site on dedicated server

I just got a dedicated server and was wondering where is the best place to place my websites.

i mostly see sites under wwwroot or vhosts..

whats the advantage of one over the other?

i have windows 2008 r2 standard.

thanks.

Answer : Best Location to place site on dedicated server

To Create a virtual directory:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771804(WS.10).aspx

To Manage Virtual Directories in IIS 7
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771004(WS.10).aspx

Good Tutorial:
http://mvolo.com/blogs/serverside/archive/2007/07/12/Creating-IIS7-sites_2C00_-applications_2C00_-and-virtual-directories.aspx

Other info:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms178477.aspx#

NOTE:
If you want to run a web site on a workstation like Windows Vista, the simplest thing you can do is copying (or creating) your application files in a subfolder of the Inetpub\wwwroot directory.

If your application files are not in a subfolder of wwwroot, you can create a virtual directory pointing to your project folder. Make sure that this virtual directory has execution permission and is created as an application.

Then you should be able to access the site from other computers using your computers name like this:

http://YourComputersName/YourAppName/

or

http://YourIP/YourAppName/

GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY WEEKEND.