Questions tagged [iis-7]

IIS7 is the version of Microsoft's web server software released with Windows Server 2008.

IIS7 is the version of Microsoft's web server software released with Windows Server 2008.

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How to Increase Memory Allocated to IIS .NET Application?

We are using Windows 2008 R2 and IIS 7 running on Amazon EC2. IIS is running a single .NET application written in C#. We are having performance issues and I want to give the application more memory, but I cannot figure out how to do it. How do I…
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Block access to subdirectory using Web.config

I have a subdirectory in my ASP.NET project that contains utility files. They're needed by the code at run time, but I don't want them to be visible over the web. What is the syntax in a Web.config file to block access to all users to a single…
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Is there a way to change IIS bindings without recycling the application pool?

Is there a way to make IIS start or stop listening on a port, without recycling the application pool? For example, I have a reverse proxy listening on port 80 and passing requests to my site on 8080. However in case there is a problem with the…
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IIS URL Rewrite Module Query String Parameters

Is it possible to use URL Rewrite to provide more complex query string functionality than the "Append query string" checkbox that it has? Specifically, is it possible to specify the keys for certain query string parameters and have it only append…
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How to manually run application as "IIS APPPOOL\MyAppPool" user

I tried: runas /noprofile /user:"IIS APPPOOL\MyAppPool" cmd.exe But it asks me for a password. My admin password does not work there. I get: RUNAS ERROR: Unable to acquire user password
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How to create a Subdomain in IIS7?

In IIS7 I have a site: http://www.mydomain.com/mysite How can I get the same site to appear as: http://mysite.mydomain.com ? I already have the DNS set up and can ping it, I just do not know how to configure it in IIS7.
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Need help with some IIS7 web.config compression settings

I'm trying to configure my IIS7 compression settings in my web.config file. I'm trying to enable HTTP 1.0 requests to be gzip. MSDN has all the info about it here. Is it possible to have this config info in my own website's web.config file? Or do i…
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IIS 7 - IP Address Range Restriction

I'm trying to setup an IP address range. It's asking for: A) IP Address Range (but it will only accept a normal IP address) B) Mask or Prefix I need to allow 192.168.100.100 - 192.168.100.120 How can I make that happen?
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IIS 7 Application Pool Identity permissions

In the vein of this question. Other questions have touched on this, but let's get a complete answer down: What specific permissions are necessary for a generic IIS 7 site with a domain user as the app pool identity? What specific permissions are…
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What are good load testing tools for IIS 7 web applications?

The title says it all. I'm looking for a good set of tools that I can use to load test a web application on IIS 7 before deployment.
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Howto WCF Service HTTPS Binding and Endpoint Configuration in IIS with Load Balancer?

We have a WCF service that is being hosted on a set of 12 machines. There is a load balancer that is a gateway to these machines. Now the site is setup as SSL; as in a user accesses it through using an URL with https. I know this much, the URL…
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IIS 7 WCF Webservices giving 404 error over HTTPS

I have some WCF webservices running under IIS 7.5 which are responding correctly to http requests but respond with 404 (Not Found) errors when methods are called using SSL. The binds for the site are as below: When calling…
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Where is the Execute Permissions function in IIS7

In IIS6 or below where on a folder you want to block any files that would normally be handled by a script processor such as asp.dll, you would open the properties dialog for that folder in IIS manager then on the directory tab under application…
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How do you configure IIS 7 to use a subdirectory as the default document?

So I have a website running on a discount asp.net account, and I put an asp.net mvc app in a subdirectory. If my url is 'www.website.com' and my app is in directory 'sample', then 'www.website.com/sample' will execute the mvc app. My problem is that…
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What is the technical definition of a Realm?

I'm setting up basic authentication within IIS7 and have run across the term Realm underneath Domain. Can someone explain to me what is meant by the Realm? I haven't come across it in this context before, thanks.
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