[resolved] deploying a project on the web

[tito_puente41]

hi all

i have a general question regarding deploying a project on the web...

when i copy the project files onto the web, and place them in the root, the application works fine... but if i place the files into a subfolder, for example, www.somesite.com/subfolder/login.aspx instead of www.somesite.com/login.aspx, i get an error...

but i don't want to have 50 files clogging the root and want to organize things a bit, so how do i get this work?

thanks all

here's the error message (error is on line 31):


Configuration Error
Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.

Parser Error Message: It is an error to use a section registered as allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level. This error can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an application in IIS.

Source Error:


Line 29: by Microsoft that offers a single logon and core profile services for member sites.
Line 30: -->
Line 31: <authentication mode="Forms">
Line 32: <forms name="ATFDS" loginUrl="login.aspx" timeout="60" protection="All" path="/"/>
Line 33: </authentication>

[kleinma]

you need to make a virtual directory for your asp.net app, and then create an application in IIS for it.

[tito_puente41]

hey, thanks for the reply!

how do i do that?

[kleinma]

in IIS, make a virtual directory and put your asp.net app in this virtual directory. Then go into the properties of the virtual directory, and you should see a "create application" button in the properties, just click that and you should be good to go.

[tito_puente41]

great!

it works

thank you

[kleinma]

no problem. I'm going to move this to the ASP.NET forum.