Web Sites vs. Applications

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The next decision to make is whether you want to implement MainBossWeb using a separate web site or an application within an existing web site.

• A separate web site has its own unique IP address and/or port number on the server computer.
• An application uses the same IP address and port number as an existing web site on the server computer. (Loosely speaking, an application is a type of virtual directory.)

If you already have a web site on the server computer, we recommend that you implement MainBossWeb as an application under that web site. The only reason to give MainBossWeb its own separate web site is if the server computer doesn't have any existing web sites, or if there is an incompatibility between the needs of MainBossWeb and the configuration of the existing sites.

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