Best way to check for connection string existance in MVC || Application_Start

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Hey All,

I want to perform a task of testing the existance of connection string and some app keys in web.config on Application_Start and redirect to some specific view or Action of Controller... But i came to know that there are limitations of No Request/Response context while application is using the IIS integrated mode.

So can any body point out the best practice in this regard?

Posted 27-Dec-15 21:38pm

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-27T21:54:00

You have some problem here...
In newer (since 7 I think) IIS you can start application (pool) without any user interaction (in older version the first request started the application), so there is a situation with no-one on the other end to receive a view/action's output...
If I understood correctly, you want to redirect user to a specific page if there are missing parameters in the configuration...It can be done only upon a specific request (like in case of login page, that shows in the middle of a simple request and redirects to the same request after login completed)...
So Application_Start is not a good point to start, but maybe Request_Begin...However I would consider also who, and when can set those configuration parameters...