How do I get the host domain name in ASP .NET without using HttpContext.Current.Request?

Question

I\'ve got an ASP .Net application running on IIS7. I\'m using the current url that the site is running under to set some static properties on a class in my application. To d

Answer 1

Use this instead:

HttpRuntime.AppDomainAppVirtualPath

Or if you want the physical path:

HttpRuntime.AppDomainAppPath

For further reading:

http://weblogs.asp.net/reganschroder/archive/2008/07/25/iis7-integrated-mode-request-is-not-available-in-this-context-exception-in-application-start.aspx