.net - How to get the IIS virtual dir & web application's physical paths with C# code?

Question

I am writing a web application deployment verification tool and I need to check the physical folder structures of Web Applicatons and Virtual Folders.

How can this be done in C#? OR more generally, interact with IIS through C# code?

Answer 1

I would strongly suggest using the Microsoft.Web.Administration dll for superb admin features with IIS.

ServerManager serverManager = new ServerManager();

// get the site (e.g. default)
Site site = serverManager.Sites.FirstOrDefault(s => s.Name == "Default Web Site");
// get the application that you are interested in
Application myApp = site.Applications["/Dev1"];

// get the physical path of the virtual directory
Console.WriteLine(myApp.VirtualDirectories[0].PhysicalPath);

Gives:

F:DevBranchesDev1