IIS 7.0 XML file-based setting system

Microsoft is constantly improving its IIS 7.0 software. When using IIS 7.0 for the first time, Microsoft will surely notice the setting system of IIS 7.0 based on XML files, another function that system administrators love is to configure the storage function in IIS 7.0.

In the new IIS 7.0, all configurations are stored in the. config file in XML format, and the layout is clear. IIS 7.0 stores its global configuration in the ApplicationHosta. config file under the Windows \ System32 \ inetsrv \ config directory. Some Basic settings and policies of IIS 7.0 and some installation settings are stored in this file.

One of the most beautiful features in IIS 7.0 is that the new version of IIS 7.0 has removed the Metabase technology that headaches website administrators. Microsoft used a new configuration file Web. config similar to ASP. NET, and gave up Metabase, a proprietary technology.

The newly added setting method is that you can set separate configurations for each URL in the main configuration file. Specific settings for a Web application can be stored together with the application itself in a separate XML file.

The existence of these files makes it easy to copy configuration documents between different Web servers. All you need to do is to copy the ApplicationHost of the entire server. config file or separate Web application. config file.
 
Developers can also assign correct Web server settings to their Web applications.

There are also many features that developers like in IIS 7.0. ASP. NET is fully supported, and the code management mode can be used to access all events in the request channel. The diagnostic function is also improved. The full trace log can be created for any given request, so that the system administrator can understand any errors in the application.