Unable to create virtual directory
I am working on a website which authenticates with Facebook, so that the user can sign in through his/her Facebook profile. I've seen similar questions like this one, but none that covers exactly my issue.
To test this Facebook authentication locally, I figured that some hacks were needed. You see, Facebook only allows redirects to certain domains after the authentication process. For these domains, localhost is not an option.
So I decided to do some research. I ended up changing my hosts file to point the domain local.fablelane.com to 127.0.0.1. However, now it complains when I try to change the virtual directory in Visual Studio 2012.
First, I see this dialog after changing it.
I then click Yes and end up with this dialog here.
What do you suggest I try? How can I change my virtual directory? It is important that I find a way to do this either programmatically, through changing a file somewhere, or through the commandline. The reason for this is that I intend to make an automatic setup program that does this for me in the future.
Answer
You will need to uncheck Use IIS Express and also add your new name local.fablelane.com as a binding to IIS, so that when VS tries to open the site URL, the host-header matches the site.
Also, is there any reason you need a specific port, rather than the default? It should be fine with 80.
You haven't said which version of IIS you're using, but on 8, open IIS Admin, expand your machine-name, expand Sites, right-click on local.fablelane.com (or however you've named it), and select Edit bindings and add local.fablelane.com.