Updating the applicationHost.config File

The next step is to update the applicationHost.config file to keep the e-Business applications running, which reduces site start-up time. The default location of the applicationHost.config file in the e-Business server is C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\config.

To update the applicationHost.config file, perform the following steps:

1. Locate the applicationHost.config file.
2. Open the file in a text editor, such as Notepad.
3. Find the applicationPools section.

4. Add the bolded text to the applicationPools section:
   
   

   <applicationPools>
   <add name="appinit" autoStart="true" startMode="AlwaysRunning" managedRuntimeVersion="v4.0" />
   </applicationPools>

   
   
   
   

5. Find the sites section.

6. Add the bolded text to the sites section:
   
   

   <sites>
     <site name="Default Web Site" id="1" serverAutoStart="true">
           <application path="/">
             <virtualDirectory path="/" physicalPath="%SystemDrive%\inetpub\wwwroot"/>
           </application>
           <application path=" /Ebusiness" applicationPool=" AptifyEBusiness" preloadEnabled="true">
             <virtualDirectory path="/" physicalPath="C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Ebusiness " />
           </application>
      </site>
   </sites> 

   
   
   
   

7. Save and close the file.
8. Proceed to Keeping the Bin Folder Small.