Can someone point me to a really easy to understand guide to web.config?

Question

I\'m really interested in gaining an in-depth understanding of the format and structure of the web.config file for ASP.NET web development. I\'d like to know if there\'s some re

Answer 1

This is a really good article:

• The Web.Config Demystified

It takes the magic out of the Web.Config... which after all is just an XML file.

• Best Practices on using App Settings and Connection Strings

• Another link about putting AppSettings in a separate File. I do this ALL THE TIME. I'll have several files where my test environment are different and have something like:

Conn.test.Config

Conn.test.Config

App.test.Config

App.live.Config

• Here's MSDN docs which outline the additions for .Net 3.5.

• AND... one GREAT way of finding out what people have found to be useful is the items tagged Web.Config in delicious

I also love showing people that the fancy "website configuration" under the ASP.Net Tab in IIS is just parsing an XML file and there's nothing fancy about it.