What was the difference between machine.config and
web.config files

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What was the difference between machine.config and web.config files..

Answer / naveen malik

Machine.Config:-

1. This file comes from the Visual Studio .net installation.
2. You can refer this file as machine level configuration
file.
3. This file you can search in the server.


Web.Config:-

1. This file gets created with your application.
2. You can refer this file as application level
configuration file.
3. This file inherits setting from the machine.config

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What was the difference between machine.config and web.config files..

Answer / srinu

machine. config is configuration file for all the
application in the IIS.
web.config is a configuration file for a application or
folder

machine.config for machine level configuration.
web.config for a application/folder level configuration

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What was the difference between machine.config and web.config files..

Answer / abu

WebConfig: It's more than one web.config files in application
Machine: Only One

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What was the difference between machine.config and web.config files..

Answer / morasa.srinivasarao

Machine.Config:-

1. This file comes from the Visual Studio .net installation.
2. You can refer this file as machine level configuration
file.
3. This file you can search in the server.


Web.Config:-

1. This file gets created with your application.
2. You can refer this file as application level
configuration file.
3. This file inherits setting from the machine.config

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What was the difference between machine.config and web.config files..

Answer / m.srinivasarao

Machine.config:This is automatically installed when you
install Visual Studio. Net.This is also called machine level
configuration file. Only one Machine.config file exists on a
server.This file is at the highest level in the
configuration hierarchy.
Web.config:This is automatically created when you create
an ASP.Net web application project. This is also called
application level configuration file. This file inherits
setting from the Machine.config

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What was the difference between machine.config and web.config files..

Answer / kalyan ch sarkar

Two types of configuration files supported by ASP.Net.
Configuration files are used to control and manage the
behavior of a web application.

i) Machine.config
ii)Web.config

Difference between Machine.Config and Web.Config
Machine.Config:
i) This is automatically installed when you install Visual
Studio. Net.
ii) This is also called machine level configuration file.
iii)Only one machine.config file exists on a server.
iv) This file is at the highest level in the configuration
hierarchy.

Web.Config:
i) This is automatically created when you create an
ASP.Net web application project.
ii) This is also called application level configuration
file.
iii)This file inherits setting from the machine.config

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What was the difference between machine.config and web.config files..

Answer / mansi

Two types of configuration files supported by ASP.Net.
Configuration files are used to control and manage the behavior of a web application.

i) Machine.config
ii)Web.config

Difference between Machine.Config and Web.Config
Machine.Config:
i) This is automatically installed when you install Visual Studio. Net.
ii) This is also called machine level configuration file.
iii)Only one machine.config file exists on a server.
iv) This file is at the highest level in the configuration hierarchy.

Web.Config:
i) This is automatically created when you create an ASP.Net web application project.
ii) This is also called application level configuration file.
iii)This file inherits setting from the machine.config

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