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How many web.config files can be allowed to use in an application?

Posted 17-Aug-10 0:35am

mohini1796

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Hi,

Practically as the others said you can have only one web.config file per application, However logically the values for the web.config files you can pick it up from 4 other files apart from the web.config file as listed below

1) machine config file (C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\CONFIG)

2) web.config file ( C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\CONFIG)

3) application host file( C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv)

4) web config file at site level

I hope this helps!.

Regards,
-Vinayak

Posted 18-Aug-10 1:47am

Vinayaka Krishna Shenoy

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vinayakshenoy2000@gmail.com 18-Aug-10 7:47am

Reason for my vote of 5
Good pointers

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Uwe Keim · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-17T00:47:00

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One per folder, I think there is no limit beside this.

Posted 17-Aug-10 0:47am

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Ankur^\m/ · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-17T00:53:00

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There can be only one web.config file in the root directory. Sub-directories within the web application can contain their own web.config files to control individual configuration settings appropriate to the given sub-directory.

Reference: Wikipedia - Web.Config[^]
MSDN - Web.Config[^]

You could have got them as the first two results if you would have Googled[^]

Posted 17-Aug-10 0:53am

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mohini1796 17-Aug-10 7:24am

Thanks a lot

Ankur^\m/ 17-Aug-10 7:28am

Most welcome!
And please remember to do a search before you ask. In most cases you will find the solution without bothering anyone. :)