Disable IIS App pool. Possible? - iis

Just like disabling windows service, is there a way to disable app pool in IIS? This is just to prevent apppool restarting on server restart.


This C# example works for me
string appPoolPath = "IIS://localhost/W3SVC/AppPools/myapppool";
var appPool = new DirectoryEntry(appPoolPath);
appPool.Invoke("Start", null);
appPool.Invoke("Stop", null);
appPool.Invoke("Recycle", null);`


In IIS Manager there is the "Start Automatically" setting in the (General) area in Advanced Settings.
Also see How to config application pool in IIS 7.5 automatically re-start when it was stopped? for an alternative way to do the same thing.

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IIS 7.5 Changes don't take effect until server restart

I've been setting up a new web server and I'm using IIS 7.5 and I've noticed that when I add or make changes to websites, the changes don't take effect until I restart the entire server. I've tried restarting the sites from within IIS, I've tried restarting the IIS service (W3SVC), but short of that I'm not sure what else to try..I don't think I should have to restart the entire server to get the changes to take effect. Any help would be appreciated.

How can I change the Start Automatically setting in IIS 8.5

I have a problem with a web site running on an IIS 8.5 server that is not started automatically when the server reboots. The site is originally installed through ServerManager, where there is this line of code:
site.ServerAutoStart = false;
Now I would like to change this setting through the IIS Manager interface.
In IIS 7.5 i can set a web site to start automatically by setting the Start Automatically property under Advanced settings. But this setting is gone in IIS 8.5.

I found a solution to my problem inspired by this question:
How to config application pool in IIS 7.5 automatically re-start when it was stopped?
It is possible to access and edit all the detailed settings through the Configuration Editor, which can be accessed through the Features View in IIS Manager. I realize that in the link Mr Mo sent, the Configuration Editor was used, but it is not specified very clearly how to access it.

Check it out:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/benjaminperkins/archive/2014/01/07/configure-the-iis-application-initialization-module.aspx
I think it will solve the issue.

unable to launch iis express web server port 80 is in use

I have MVC4 web application project in visual studio 2010. When I want to start it, I have the following error:
Unable to launch the IIS Express Web server: Port"80" is in use.
The problem came after changing the property "Use Local IIS Webserver"

http://blog.lextudio.com/2012/10/port-already-in-use-then-who-uses-it/
If you already have something monitoring port 80 (such as full IIS), then you cannot use another thing to monitor the same port.
Thus, if you do want to use IIS Express, make sure in Project Url: field you specify another port number other than 80.

In VS 2013:
Go to your Web Project Properties, Web Tab.
Select "IIS Express" from the dropdown.
Enter a project URL, such as http://localhost:64510/
If you have "Override application root URL" checked, uncheck it.

The port is probably in use. I usually end the iisexpress.exe. This works if for some reason the port is open and you want to close it.
CTRL+ALT+DEL -> Task Manager ->End process for iisexpress.exe

I just had this happen to me, and didn't understand why as everything had worked fine until restarting my machine. Seems that the full IIS service was running, but only within the manager had it been STOPPED, so when I restarted it turned back on.
FIX IT THIS WAY:
Open up the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager (use search programs and files, too. See image)
Right click on localhost (top level, left pane), select STOP. Not called 'localhost'? This will probably be called your machine name, but if you hover over the top level on the left pane, you should see 'https://localhost/'. This is what you want. Right click and select STOP.
Now, this is assuming you only want to run IIS Express sites, as anything that required the full IIS won't be running. You should be good to go!

If IIS is running and you are using IIS Express you should stop IIS for it to work.

Such error can appear when YourApp.csproj file contains conflicted settings.
<!-- conflicted settings -->
<UseIISExpress>true</UseIISExpress>
...
<IISUrl>http://localhost/application/</IISUrl>
If you want to use IIS Express you should change IISUrl to http://localhost:11222/ or another free port.
<!-- settings for IIS Express -->
<UseIISExpress>true</UseIISExpress>
...
<IISUrl>http://localhost:11222/</IISUrl>
If you want to use IIS you should set UseIISExpress to false.
<!-- settings for IIS -->
<UseIISExpress>false</UseIISExpress>
...
<IISUrl>http://localhost/application/</IISUrl>

Another answer does mention this, however, if you're using IIS Express within Visual Studio AND have IIS enabled in Windows Features; It will be the "Default IIS Site" that is using port 80. Simple open IIS and stop the site running by right-clicking on the top node.

Sql Server could also be the culprit. I stopped Sql Server and it freed up the port.

how to debug iis 7.5 application pool?

I'm having a problem with my IIS 7.5. problem that maybe I have caused yesterday after playing with application pools.
The problem is that website become very slow and the only way to fix it is to recycle the application pool.
When i try to access HTML file it's working fast but when i access classic ASP file it takes long time to load "Waiting for"
When i recycle the pool the problem solved for few seconds or minutes and my question is how do i debug it ? how do i know what cause the application pool to stuck ?

you always have the possibility to debug classic asp applications.
set the debug properties in your iis for your web application like so:
server-side Debugging active: true
then you can use the "stop" keyword in your classic asp files to set a "breakpoint". a popup will be raised to ask you how you want to debug your asp file (e.g.visual Studio)

How do changes to the IIS metabase effect running applications?

What I need to know is if adding custom classes and properties to the IIS metabase schema will cause any running app pools to restart or sessions to be killed off?

I'm not familer with any metabase changes that cause application pool to recycle.

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