CONFIG file. Don??™t simply rename the
Web.CONFIG.Default file because you won??™t have a backup for later. Using this approach resets
the server to defaults??”you??™ll lose all of your settings, but you??™ll regain access to the server and be
able to restart it. Use this technique as a last ditch fix for severe configuration problems.
The next level is the Web site. The root folder for the Web site contains the Web site settings. The
default Web site settings appear in the \inetpub\wwwroot folder. Any other Web site you create
has a Web.CONFIG file in its root folder. Any changes you make to these files affect the entire Web
site, including all applications, unless you specifically override them at the folder or application
level. These changes also override any settings you define at the Web server level. The important
point is that these files affect the next level in the Web server hierarchy, even though they don??™t
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appear at the next level in the Windows folder hierarchy. The two hierarchies are different and it??™s
important not to confuse them.
Folders and applications come next. When a folder or application appears within the Windows
folder hierarchy, it??™s easy to determine that folder??™s or application??™s position in the Web server hierarchy
as well.
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