What was the difference between machine.config and
web.config files
Answer Posted / 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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