C# Web - localhost:port works, 127.0.0.1:port doesn't work

Question

I just finished adding C# Web API components (Web API Models & Controllers) to a localhost copy of an existing project.

This Web API\'s GET-methods shou

Answer 1

In visual studio 2015 with IIS express: first in project properties change project url from http://localhost:(Port No) to : http://127.0.0.1:(Port No)

and click on Create Visual Directory

then go to your solution path and open ".vs" dirctory (directory is hidden) and open "applicationhost.config"

<sites>
        <site name="WebSite1" id="1" serverAutoStart="true">
            <application path="/">
                <virtualDirectory path="/" physicalPath="%IIS_SITES_HOME%\WebSite1" />
            </application>
            <bindings>
                <binding protocol="http" bindingInformation=":8080:localhost" />
            </bindings>
        </site>
        <site name="####" id="2">
            <application path="/" applicationPool="Clr4IntegratedAppPool">
                <virtualDirectory path="/" physicalPath="E:\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\####\####" />
            </application>
            <bindings>
                <binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:5050:localhost" />
            </bindings>
        </site>
        <site name="####(1)" id="3">
            <application path="/" applicationPool="Clr4IntegratedAppPool">
                <virtualDirectory path="/" physicalPath="E:\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\####\####" />
            </application>
            <bindings>
                <binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:5050:127.0.0.1" />
            </bindings>
        </site>
        <siteDefaults>
            <logFile logFormat="W3C" directory="%IIS_USER_HOME%\Logs" />
            <traceFailedRequestsLogging directory="%IIS_USER_HOME%\TraceLogFiles" enabled="true" maxLogFileSizeKB="1024" />
        </siteDefaults>
        <applicationDefaults applicationPool="Clr4IntegratedAppPool" />
        <virtualDirectoryDefaults allowSubDirConfig="true" />
    </sites>

and change last binding section of your web app from *:(Port No):localhost to *:(Port No):127.0.0.1

and stop all running project on IIS Express and restart them.