There are two approaches to Deploy website on IIS.
Approach 1: Web Deployment Package from VS2010
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Approach 2: Publish Option from VS2010
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Approach 1: Web Deployment Package
In VS2010 you can create a web Deployment
Package which you can import from IIS to deploy you web application. Follow
these steps to accomplish this:
1, Right click you asp.net web
application project and select "package/Publish Setting".
2, Provide a few basic data in
the configuration from (you may not want to change any setting in the first
attempt).Select the project and click on properties.
3, Right click on the project and
select "Build Deployment Package". Visual studio will build the deployment
package (zip file) and will store in the default location.
4, Open IIS manager(type
"inetmgr" in Run command), Right click on the target web site (where you want
to deploy you Asp.net application),Select
deploy=>Import application
Important Note
If
your IIS doesn't have this Deploy option
then you need to install Extension of the IIS.
So that visits
this web site:
http://www.iis.net/downloads/microsoft/web-deploy
click on Install this Extension
install that
extension and you will get this message.
Then will be able to see the
deploy option in IIS.
5, Browse the deployment package
file (the Zip file) to select it and select "Next" buttons on wizard steps and
click the "finish" button on the
last step. You can alter the connection string in wizards steps.
6, Now Browse your website from
the IIS.
Approach 2: Publish option from VS2010
You need to create simple website
in iis, but careful about Application Pool version if your application version
is less than 4.0 then Pool version should be 2.0.
Then from VS2010 Right click on
application and select publish
Option
A form will appear where you need
to provide some basic information (The target host name and Site/Application
name). Provide these two information and (Along with, check the check box
"Mark as IIS application on destination") click on the
"Publish" button to publish the web application.
Service
URL: Localhost
Site/Application:
Name of Website which you have created in IIS/folder name in which you have
store application data for website.
Select option Mark as IIS application on destination.
Click on Publish.
Important notes
Enable
the directory Browsing.
- If you are getting error that pool is not ableto login then change the connection string and provide the Username andpassword in connection string and set false to Integrated Security.
Example:
<add name="ConnectionString"
connectionString="Data Source=Servername;Initial Catalog=databaseName;User
ID=Userid;Password=password;Integrated Security=false"
providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"
/>