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What is the file location of applicationhost.config in the different versions of IIS?

July 9, 2023 by Tarik

For the “big” IIS versions since IIS 7, the location is always the same: %windir%\System32\inetsrv\config\applicationHost.config For IIS Express there is one per user, the default location is: %USERPROFILE%\Documents\IISExpress\config\applicationhost.config again it’s the same for all versions. You can run multiple instances of IIS Express per user, you would need to specify the location of the applicationhost.config … Read more

How to set up FTP on Azure VM

June 13, 2023 by Tarik

Remove Server Response Header IIS 8.0 / 8.5

June 7, 2023 by Tarik

There is another solution and in my opinion this solution is the best and safe. You can use UrlRewrite module created by the Microsoft. The Url Rewrite module redirects your url and can also change your IIS server name in the response header. You don’t have to use redirect property. You can use just change … Read more

IIS App Pools – Stop/Start vs Recycle

June 3, 2023 by Tarik

a) Because of Overlapped Recycling. There is a time period that the “old” process waits for the new one to start. b) No. As far as I know.

Accessing a local website from another computer inside the local network in IIS 7 [closed]

June 1, 2023 by Tarik

Add two bindings to your website, one for local access and another for LAN access like so: Open IIS and select your local website (that you want to access from your local network) from the left panel: Connections > server (user-pc) > sites > local site Open Bindings on the right panel under Actions tab … Read more

Missing “Import Web Application” option in Web Deploy 3.6

May 31, 2023 by Tarik

WebDeploy 3.6 prerequisites for Import / Export Web Application slightly changed and more rights need to be given for web management to enable these options again. Here are the steps to allow it again in Windows Server 2012 R2 (and Windows Server 2016): Using Server Manager get to Add Roles and Features. Pick ‘Management Service’ … Read more

Installed IIS but get blank page and it doesn’t show up in Windows services list

May 29, 2023 by Tarik

In Control Panel –> Programs –> Programs And Features –> Turn Windows features on or off -> Internet Information Services -> World Wide Web Services -> Common HTTP Features -> Static Content. Also make sure .NET Extensibility 3.5 and .NET Extensibility 4.5 are checked.

Windows Server 2012 R2 and IIS affected by Heartbleed exploit? [closed]

May 26, 2023 by Tarik

IIS is not vulnerable as it does not use the OpenSSL library Update, quote Troy Hunt: Not all web servers are dependent on OpenSSL. IIS, for example, uses Microsoft’s SChannel implementation which is not at risk of this bug. Does that mean that sites on IIS are not vulnerable to Heartbleed? For the most part, … Read more

HTTP error 403.16 – client certificate trust issue

May 19, 2023 by Tarik

Windows 2012 introduced stricter certificate store validations. According to KB 2795828: Lync Server 2013 Front-End service cannot start in Windows Server 2012, the Trusted Root Certification Authorities (i.e. Root) store can only have certificates that are self-signed. If that store contains non-self-signed certificates, client certificate authentication under IIS returns with a 403.16 error code. To … Read more

LESS file does not load (404)

May 15, 2023 by Tarik

When using Asp.Net you can add the mime type in your web.config: <system.webServer> <staticContent> <mimeMap fileExtension=”.less” mimeType=”text/css” /> </staticContent > </system.webServer>