How to utilize WebDev.WebServer.exe (VS Web Server) in x64?

Question

Visual Studio is x86 until at least the 2010 release comes around update: this is still an issue in VS2010, there is no native 64bit Cassini support.

Answer 1

Two ideas:

1. Cobble something together with XSP from the Mono project.
2. Test in a totally 32bit environment, deploy to a 64bit environment.

Answer 2

You could try to compile a 64-bit Cassini from source.

Answer 3

Even you are using 64-bit environment, temporary refer 32-bit dlls in Visual studio (or manual copy it in BIN folder) so that you can debug it. Keep in mind, every time you compile the code it will re-copy the 64-bit assemblies in BIN folder.

Answer 4

Use IIS on your local machine.