Detail error message - iis

On my goddaddy plesk server when i try to open pages with database connections i get this error: http application failed. i have a web.config inside my folder but it doesn't seem to give me the right error message. i don't know if there's something wrong with my web.config file. here is it:
<configuration>
<system.webServer>
<httpErrors errorMode="Detailed" />
<asp scriptErrorSentToBrowser="true"/>
</system.webServer>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="Off"/>
<compilation debug="true"/>
</system.web>
</configuration>

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I get this message:
"The page cannot be displayed because an internal server error has occurred."
my web.config
<customErrors mode="Off"/>
my Web.Debug.config/Web.Release.config
<customErrors mode="Off" xdt:Transform="Replace"/>
<compilation xdt:Transform="RemoveAttributes(debug)" />
this solve the problem
<system.webServer>
<httpErrors errorMode="Detailed" />
<asp scriptErrorSentToBrowser="true"/>
</system.webServer>

How to load index.asp in IIS 7.5

I have a site/application I would like to load in IIS. The root of the folders contains a web.config and index.asp. The sub folders are asp, scripts, styles, images.
I add Add Web site in IIS, define the physical path to the location of the index.asp, assign the IP address for host name I tried local host, IP, and leaving it blank. When I click on Browse Website I receive a HTTP 500 Internal Server Error. IIS is running and the Web Site is started in the Manage Website menu.
If I write a short index.html hello world page and set it as default document it displays ok. When I change default document back to index.asp I get the 500 error again.
Could someone give me a tip on how to proceed?
Here is my web.config:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
<system.web>
<identity impersonate="true" />
</system.web>
<system.webServer>
<defaultDocument>
<files>
<add value="index.asp" />
</files>
</defaultDocument>
</system.webServer>
</configuration>
This is going to be a guess at best, since a 500 can mean anything without a sub-status code. It probably is due to configuration inheritance. index.asp is already in the default list of default documents at the server level. By adding index.asp, it may be causing a unique hey violation when the configuration inheritance is flattened into the effective configuration.
Suggestion:
Add a <clear /> element right above the <add value="index.asp" /> and try again. Otherwise, we will need to go get the sub status code of that 500 to get more information. The IIS log usually contains the sub status in the sc-substatus.
Resulting Configuration
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
<system.web>
<identity impersonate="true" />
</system.web>
<system.webServer>
<defaultDocument>
<files>
<clear />
<add value="index.asp" />
</files>
</defaultDocument>
</system.webServer>
</configuration>
If this works, then the reason it originally works with index.html because index.html is not in the default files list.
Additional Note
The other thing I can think of is that impersonation being enabled. If you are running the application pool in Integrated Pipeline mode, you'll need to turn off integrated mode configuration validation. More information can be found here: Integrated Pipeline mode configuration validation.
New Resulting Configuration
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
<system.web>
<identity impersonate="true" />
</system.web>
<system.webServer>
<validation validateIntegratedModeConfiguration="False" />
<defaultDocument>
<files>
<clear />
<add value="index.asp" />
</files>
</defaultDocument>
</system.webServer>
</configuration>

Disable customErrors only for a given Area in MVC

I have enabled customErrors in my MVC5 web application as below.
<customErrors defaultRedirect="/Error/InternalServerError" mode="On">
<error redirect="/Error/NotFound" statusCode="404" />
<error redirect="/Error/InternalServerError" statusCode="500" />
</customErrors>
I have Area defined called "Admin" and I need to turn off customErrors for that particular Area.
I have tried adding web.config file with following code inside Areas folder.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="Off" />
</system.web>
</configuration>
But still my custom error is displaying, how can I disable customErrors only for a given Area in MVC5?
Wrap your customErrors in a location tag within your root web.config:
<location path="areaName">
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="Off" />
</system.web>
</location>

Secure elmah directory gets 404?

I've setup ELMAH on a asp.net mvc 3 site with the correct configuration detailed on another SO question here. Everything works great on my local virtual dev IIS server but when I deploy to an IIS server when I try to go to /Admin/Elmah.axd I get the standard IIS "404 - File or directory not found.". Is there an IIS setting I'm missing?
<location path="admin">
<system.web>
<httpHandlers>
<add verb="POST,GET,HEAD" path="elmah.axd" type="Elmah.ErrorLogPageFactory, Elmah" />
</httpHandlers>
<authorization>
<deny users="?"/>
</authorization>
</system.web>
You have got to add the httphandler to the System.Webserver part of the web.config so that IIS routes it:
<system.webServer>
<handlers>
<add verb="POST,GET,HEAD" path="admin/elmah.axd" type="Elmah.ErrorLogPageFactory, Elmah" name="Elmah"/>
</handlers>
</system.webServer>
I fixed the problem by installing the asp.net mvc elmah controller. You can find it here.

ServiceStack REST service custom path error

I am having trouble configuring my ServiceStack REST service to work on my production IIS 7.5 box. It works fine running localhost, and it also works fine if I deploy in the root of "Default Web Site" - /EmployeeSvc. I have a virtual directory structure under Default Web Site for organizational purposes (note custom path in web.config). I can browse successfully to the default.htm at this location, but when I try to execute the built-in /hello example I receive:
Server Error 404 - File or directory not found.
The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
Like I said, the built-in /hello example works perfectly from localhost and from a root iis folder under default web site, but not from within a directory structure. What am I doing wrong with the location-path?
Thanks in advance! Here is web.config:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<location path="Employees-NoAuth/WebServices/EmployeeSvc">
<system.web>
<httpHandlers>
<add path="*" type="ServiceStack.WebHost.Endpoints.ServiceStackHttpHandlerFactory, ServiceStack" verb="*" />
</httpHandlers>
</system.web>
<!-- Required for IIS 7.0 -->
<system.webServer>
<modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true"/>
<validation validateIntegratedModeConfiguration="false" />
<handlers>
<add path="*" name="ServiceStack.Factory" type="ServiceStack.WebHost.Endpoints.ServiceStackHttpHandlerFactory, ServiceStack" preCondition="integratedMode" resourceType="Unspecified" allowPathInfo="true" verb="*" />
</handlers>
</system.webServer>
</location>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="RemoteOnly"/>
<compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.0" />
</system.web>
</configuration>
I'd try the following:
1. Remove location node from web.config. Move SS configuration out of it.
2. Register base URL path in your class derived from AppHostBase:
public override void Configure(Container container)
{
this.SetConfig(new EndpointHostConfig { ServiceStackHandlerFactoryPath = "base/path" });
}

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