{"id":552,"date":"2019-11-27T15:28:32","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T14:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/help\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=552"},"modified":"2022-09-26T13:26:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T11:26:04","slug":"how-to-create-a-writable-folder-web-application-virtual-directory","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/help\/kb\/how-to-create-a-writable-folder-web-application-virtual-directory\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create a writable folder\/ web application\/ virtual directory?"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li>Log in <a href=\"https:\/\/my.combell.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">your control panel<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Follow My Products &gt;&gt; My Web Hosting.<\/li>\n<li>Open the account you would like to work with, by clicking on Hosting details.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4853 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/How-to-create-a-writable-folder-web-application-virtual-directory3.png\" alt=\"Hosting details\" width=\"993\" height=\"599\"><\/li>\n<li>Navigate to the panel to your left. Click on Folder settings.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4854 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/How-to-create-a-writable-folder-web-application-virtual-directory4.png\" alt=\"Folder settings\" width=\"733\" height=\"221\"><\/li>\n<li>Enter a path in the text field, select an option from the dropdown menu, then click on Add folder.<\/li>\n<li>Check the settings and click on Add folder.<\/li>\n<li>For Writeable Folder:\n<ol>\n<li>Make sure the folder is already created (e.g. via FTP)<\/li>\n<li>Back in your control panel, enter the path for the folder (e.g. \u2018\/www\/folder\u2019) and click on +Add folder<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4855 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/How-to-create-a-writable-folder-web-application-virtual-directory5.png\" alt=\"add folder\" width=\"731\" height=\"252\"><\/li>\n<li>Click on the &gt; Add folder button to make the directory writeable<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4856 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/How-to-create-a-writable-folder-web-application-virtual-directory6.png\" alt=\"Folder settings\" width=\"725\" height=\"296\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>For Virtual Directory:\n<ol>\n<li>Make sure the folder is already created (e.g. via FTP)<\/li>\n<li>Enter the path for the folder (e.g. \u2018\/www\/directory\u2019) and click on +Add folder<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4857 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/How-to-create-a-writable-folder-web-application-virtual-directory7.png\" alt=\"Add folder\" width=\"737\" height=\"252\"><\/li>\n<li>Give your virtual directory a name. That name will be the visible name that will show the content of your \/www\/directory folder. (e.g. http:\/\/windomainname.net\/Virtual\/ will be an alias for http:\/\/windomainname.net\/ directory\/)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4858 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/How-to-create-a-writable-folder-web-application-virtual-directory8.png\" alt=\"Folder settings\" width=\"737\" height=\"502\"><\/li>\n<li>Click on the &gt; Add folder button to save<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>For Web Application:\n<ol>\n<li>Make sure the folder is already created (e.g. via FTP)<\/li>\n<li>Enter the path for the folder (e.g. \u2018\/www\/app\u2019) and click on +Add folder<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4859 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/How-to-create-a-writable-folder-web-application-virtual-directory9.png\" alt=\"Add folder\" width=\"738\" height=\"254\"><\/li>\n<li>Give your web application a name and check the rest of your settings<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4860 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/How-to-create-a-writable-folder-web-application-virtual-directory10.png\" alt=\"Folder settings\" width=\"729\" height=\"510\"><\/li>\n<li>Click on the &gt; Add folder button to save<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Log in your control panel. Follow My Products &gt;&gt; My Web Hosting. Open the account you would like to work with, by clicking on Hosting details. Navigate to the panel to your left. Click on Folder settings. 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