How to set Allow Parent Paths in IIS Express Config

Question

I\'m assuming this is possible in the applicationhost.config file but I did not see a parent paths setting.

How do you allow parent paths for a specific site running und

Answer 1

The following should get you going.

• On 32bit system "%programfiles%\iis express\appcmd" set config "Default Web Site/myapp -section:asp -enableParentPaths:true

• On 64 bit system"%programfiles(x86)%\iis express\appcmd" set config "Default Web Site/myapp -section:asp -enableParentPaths:true

Link to related IIS 7 config reference: http://www.iis.net/ConfigReference/system.webServer/asp