Question

We are changing a file and uploading it into the web server.

Once and for all , I would like to know how changing files will affect iis’s Appdomain

I currently use website – So i’ve written from my knowledge.

what will be the values in web Application ?( how does modified files in X will affect Appdomain in iis ? )

______________________________|_ Web Application _|___ Web Site _____________

changed Global.asax           |                   |     restarted 
                              |                   |
                              |                   |   
changed web.config            |                   |     restarted 
                              |                   |
                              |                   |
changed CS file               |                   |      nothing
                              |                   |
                              |                   |
changed Aspx file             |                   |      nothing
                              |                   |
                              |                   |
changed App_code(folder) file |                   |     restarted 
                              |                   |
                              |                   |
changed BIN(folder) dll file  |                   |     restarted 

Answer 1

The app pool is recycled when any of the following items are modified:

• web.config
• machine.config
• global.asax
• bin directory
• app_code directory

The app pool may be recycled for other reasons, e.g., by explicitly configuring it to recycle at a specific time or after a certain amount of time.

Modifying static files (.js, .css, .html, .jpg, etc.) will not trigger a recycle unless those files are written to one of the directories mentioned above.