difference between Machine.Config and Web.Config File

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what is difference between Machine.Config and Web.Config File?

Lalit M · Answer

Machine.Config: i) This is automatically installed when you install Visual Studio. Net. ii) This is also called machine level configuration file. iii)Only one machine.config file exists on a server. iv) This file is at the highest level in the configuration hierarchy. Web.Config: i) This is automatically created when you create an ASP.Net web application project. ii) This is also called application level configuration file. iii)This file inherits setting from the machine.config

Kirtan Patel · Answer

Machine.config is the file that has the master settings for the machine and affects not only asp.net but other .NET applications. It is advisable not to mess with it. Since the configuration settings cascade ie web.config in the machine gets overridden by settings in the app etc.. it is advisable to use the application level web.config for app specific settings

Hiren Soni · Answer

Web.cofig is configure your application and machine.config is file related to ur all application on your server

difference between Machine.Config and Web.Config File

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