What is a virtual path?

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A virtual path is the part that follows the domain name in a Web address. Web addresses are like the way we organise files and folders on a computer. Each forward slash after the domain name indicates a new directory. The part that follows the slash represents another directory or file.

The nesting of folders and files on a Web site does not necessarily match those on the server, which is why we call them "virtual" directories, and they make a virtual path to a Web page.

http://path.example/dir1/dir2/file.html
      

See also:

• What is a virtual directory?