I have Windows server 2012 r2 and an IIS webserver setup hosting 2 wordpress websites from the same dynamic ip address.
Everything is working great and as expected.
I am trying to figure out how to use one of my sites to host some download files for a game server I also host.
The game calls for this structure mysitedotcom/tf/maps and I have placed the tf folder directly in the wwwroot folder and inside that is the maps folder with the map files within that.
Before when I rented my own server, It was an apache server and placing the tf/maps folders within the public_html folder allowed for a directory tree to come up when navigated to. This allowed for my members to download all of the map files by either clicking on them individually or using something like tortoise svn and grabbing them all at once.
How would I go about doing this in IIS? It is returning a 403 forbidden access error and I have seen this before when I installed the site. I had to change the sites default document to index.php because that is what wordpress used.
For the maps and tf folder I do not necessarily want it a part of my actual website mainly because my site has nothing to do with team fortress 2.
Best Answer
The 403 is because you haven't configured the site to allow directory browsing. You can do so easily enough:
Make sure Directory Browsing is selected in the list of Roles and Features for IIS. (It is selected by default when you add the IIS role, so you probably have it.)
In IIS Manager, configure the site to allow directory browsing. Open the directory browsing feature for the site:
Then enable the feature:
Once you've enabled directory browsing, visiting the site without specifying a page name will show the directory listing: