Overview of Website Configuration
ASP.NET uses a hierarchical system of configuration. At the top of the hierarchy is the Machine.config
file. This file contains all the default configuration settings for ASP.NET applications and all other types of applications built with the .NET Framework.
The Machine.config
file is located at the following path:
\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\[version]\CONFIG\Machine.config
This same folder also contains a Web.config
file. The Web.config
file contains settings that serve as defaults for all ASP.NET applications running on the machine. The Web.config
file overrides particular settings in the Machine.config
file.
Note
The \CONFIG
folder includes the following six files:
• Machine.config
—
Contains the actual ...
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