Does anyone know a web based editor for the web.config? I want to offer the possibility of changing and adding settings through a nice web interface.
Update: I am aware of the security issues but still i want to make it possible. The application is an internal app which is not available for outside. I configure authorization within web.config and want be able to administer the users who are able to access the app. Furthermore I have some app settings which i want to be updateable. E.g. mailserver, Connectionstring, etc..
I agree you probably shouldn’t do this…. but in going against the grain since we are all adults here…
It is possible to modify the web.config if your website is running in full trust mode. If you’re hosted on GoDaddy for example then you are probably out of luck.
That being said you could leverage an admin page I wrote for BlogEngine which will allow you to edit any file you have granted the AppPool service permission to edit. You would probably want to remake this into a user control and then add it to a protected url address and/or folder.