How can host WCF Service Application on IIS?

Question

I have a WCF Service Application and want to host on IIS.

WCF Service Application has a .svc file like

<%@ ServiceHost Language="C#" Debug="true" Service="WcfService1.Service1" %>

I created a new website on IIS and physical path map to WCF Application created web folder and give host name like "demo" and port number:80

Now I browse website from iis

http://demo/

and did not get .svc file in url or page.

Note:
1. WCF Service Application has one .svc file.
2. WCF Service Application doesn't containe .svc.cs file but it has .cs file to implement service contrat.So I need to create a svc.cs file instead of .cs file to imlement service contract.
3.WCF Service Application has another .cs file for service contract.

How can I host WCF Service application on IIS?

Sandeep Singh Shekhawat · Answer

Thanks Parveen Siwach  Rekha Singh and Pankaj Pandey for help. Now my problem is solved by this link http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/dhananjaycoder/walkthrough-on-creating-wcf-4-0-service-and-hosting-in-iis-7-5/ A gain thanks to all for given your precious time to me. By your post I learned a lot of things about WCF but most interesting thing was that my answer was here so C# Corner

Laxmikant · Answer

You will have to create the .svc file and update it its attributes with service details. After that create a website in IIS and publish your website to the newly created IIS website. check the below article for step by step hosting your wcf service in IIS http://dotnetmentors.com/how-to-host-wcf-service-in-iis-7.aspx

Sam Hobbs · Answer

I saw that article. It is wonderful that it helped you. It just shows us how useful it is to search this web site for answers. It also shows that it helps for people to provide links to articles in this web site. Also note that there is a difference between hosting and deploying. It is one thing to develop a WCF Service so that it can be hosted in WCF but deploying (also called publishing) it to IIS is different. Perhaps it would have helped you if someone explained that difference. It is very common that some people do not search as much as they could but unfortunately it is becoming too common for people to just say to go search. When asking questions I often am happy to just know what terms to search for but it is unfortunately not so common to get answer such as that.

Pankaj Pandey · Answer

try this link http://www.wcftutorial.net/WCF-IIS-Hosting.aspx

Rekha Singh · Answer

i think this should help u out http://imapcgeek.wordpress.com/2010/09/08/manually-deploying-a-wcf-service-to-iis/ T hanks Rekha

Parveen Siwach · Answer

Please go through the following link to host your service: http://simpledotnetsolutions.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/hosting-a-simple-wcf-service-on-iis-a-beginner-and-broad-overview/

Maurice Brown · Answer

Thanks a million billion man for creating this post and telling us what helped you!!! I was wondering if i should even read it after seeing the first response especially. The link you posted was exactly what i needed. I have a book that gave these instructions which were not helpful at all. There were no ellipsis. Deploy the WCF Service to IIS In Solution Explorer right-click the C:\…\ ProductsService\ project and then click Publish Web Site. The Publish Web Site dialog box appears. Click the ellipsis button adjacent to the Target Location text box. Another dialog box appears (also called Publish Web Site) in which you specify the deployment location of your service. You can deploy the service to a local or remote installation of IIS (if you have the appropriate access rights) or to an FTP site. Click Local IIS. The main window in the dialog box displays the Web sites on your local installation of IIS. Click Default Web Site and then in the upper-right corner or the dialog box click the Create New Web Application button as highlighted in the image that follows: A new Web site appears called WebSite. Change the name of the new Web site to ProductsService and then click Open. In the Publish Web Site dialog box click OK. The files comprising your WCF service are compiled and the compiled assemblies and configuration files are copied to the ProductsService virtual directory. You can verify that publication was successful by using Windows Explorer to examine the contents of the C:\ inetpub\ wwwroot\ ProductsService folder which will have been created by this process. Note that — for security reasons — the source code for your service is not copied only the compiled assemblies are copied. If you need to modify the code for your service you should make the changes and test them locally by using the ASP.NET Development Server and then use the Publish Web Site Wizard to publish the updated service. Sharp John (2010-11-18). Windows® Communication Foundation 4 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft)) (Kindle Locations 1471-1478). Microsoft Press. Kindle Edition. This link however was very helpful. http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/dhananjaycoder/walkthrough-on-creating-wcf-4-0-service-and-hosting-in-iis-7-5/

Sandeep Singh Shekhawat · Answer

Thanks @Sam sir !!! I agree with your point for search with appropriate keyword and clearing my doubts for hosting and deploying. Thanks Sandeep

Sandeep Singh Shekhawat · Answer

Sure Pankaj Pandey because I know that  You won't get much help if you don't start accepting some answers people give you. But if it will solve my issue.

Sandeep Singh Shekhawat · Answer

Thanks Pankaj Pandey  I will try this one and let you know if get some trouble.

Sandeep Singh Shekhawat · Answer

Welcome Rekha I will go throgh this link and follow these steps there after I will update thread (by New issue post / Accepted Answer). Thanks for your valueable post.

Sandeep Singh Shekhawat · Answer

Thanks Parveen Siwach  Its good link as metioned in your reply which explain that how can ready a WCF Service Application for IIS but I am looking one step ahed that How I can host WCF Service application on IIS?

Sandeep Singh Shekhawat · Answer

Thanks Ravikumar G Sir I have asked google Baba before post this thread on the fourm but not able to host on my development machine. Can you please give a suggestion/way/thought instead of common sense answer.

Ravikumar G · Answer

Google : How can I host WCF Service application on IIS?