How to get virtual directory physical path

Question

As we know that a virtual direcoty can be linked to a folder with a diffrent name, how can I get the physical path of a virtual directory ?

I've been trying with HttpContext.Current.server.MapPath but it returns me the physic path plus the path I send in parameter even if the directory doesn't even exist or if it exists with a diffrent name.

Exemple :

C:\blabla\Sites\Application1\Imaageesss - On disc

Application1\Images (In ISS, my virutal directory)

But if I do a MapPath on "/Images" it will never give me C:\blabla\Sites\Application1\Imaageesss but C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Images which is not the real directory linked to.

Answer 1

Server.MapPath("~/Images")

is the correct way to go about it as "~" references the root of your application.

Answer 2

This is what worked for me:

string physicalPath =    
System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironment.MapPath(HttpContext.Current.Request.ApplicationPath);