{"id":9244,"date":"2020-03-23T09:59:24","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T09:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/?p=9244"},"modified":"2020-03-23T09:59:24","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T09:59:24","slug":"how-to-create-a-virtual-directory-in-plesk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-create-a-virtual-directory-in-plesk\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Create A Virtual Directory In Plesk?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You need to follow the steps mentioned below for creating a virtual directory in Plesk:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Login to Plesk.<\/li>\n<li>Look for the domain for which you wish to create the virtual directory and click on \u2018Virtual Directories\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>Go to the directory where you want to create the virtual directory.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the option \u2013 \u2018Create Virtual Directory\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>Under the \u2018Virtual Directory\u2019 section, in the text box \u2013 \u2018Name\u2019, enter the name of the virtual directory.<\/li>\n<li>Tick the \u2018Path\u2019 check box in order to create a physical directory automatically with the same name as the name of the virtual directory. 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