Host an ASP.NET Application on the Web Server using IIS.

In order to run an .aspx page in our local system, we need ASP.NET Development Server of Visual Studio.  Here we will see how to host an asp.net application on Internet Information Services (IIS).

Following are the steps to follow:

Step 1: Open run window by Pressing windows + R button and type inetmgr.

Fig: Run Window

Step 2: Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager Page will open and right click on Sites and add new web site. 

Fig: Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager

Step 3: Fill the Site Name, the physical path directory where the webpages (.aspx) are located and change the port number from 80 to any other unused port number as its the system default port number and press OK.

Fig: Add Website Name and Physical Path

Optional Step: If you want to change the physical path later on, then it can be changed by clicking the advanced settings option in the right hand side on the Action Tab or by right clicking the website and select the Manage website ->Advanced Settings.

Fig: Advanced settings

Step 4: Now your website is ready to be browsed, you can right click on your website and go to Manage Web Site -> Browse. You will see the default page without visual studio server.

Fig: Browse website

Note: Website may not work if you have developed it in Visual Studio 2010 as your web.config file may have some tags that is not identified by the IIS. This is because creating the website the way we created just now will host your website in its own application pool that will have .NET Framework version 2 as target version. So we need to change to the .NET Framework 4.0 version.

In IIS Manager Click on the Application pools in the Connections Tab in left hand side and search for your website and right click on it and click on Basic settings.

Fig: Application pools

On Edit Applications Pool Select .NET Framework v4.xxx from the .NET Framework version drop-down list and click OK.

 

Fig: Edit Application Pool

Refresh your website and follow step 4 to view it in your browser. And Happy Browsing.