# Project Properties Window: Sources

The Sources dialog contains the following options:

Element | Description
--- | ---
Project Folder | The folder containing the project's NetBeans metadata.
Source Folder | The folder containing the PHP source files.
Web Root | The root folder of your application site. By default, the field shows the Sources folder. To change the web root, click Browse and select another folder.
Copy files from Sources Folder to another location | Tick the box to keep a second copy of your sources in another location. For example, you could have your Sources Folder in a folder with all your NetBeans project and copy the sources to your web server.
Copy to Folder | Folder containing a second copy of your source files. Click Browse to select a folder on your local file system.
Encoding | Encoding for the files in your project. Select encoding from the drop-down list.
PHP Version | Select your PHP version in the drop-down list.
Allow short tags | Allow the use of PHP short tags, such as `<?` in place of `<?php`. Disabled by default.
Allow ASP tags | Allow the use of ASP tags such as `<%`. Disabled by default.

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