Deploying the web.config Configuration File
The web.config usually resides in the root directory of your web application, and its settings are applied to all child subdirectories therein; however, each subdirectory can also have its own web.config file. Take a look at the following directory structure shown in Figure 3.1, and I will explain why.
Figure 3.1. Example of a web directory structure.
In Figure 3.1 a web.config file is placed in the \WebRoot directory. Any ASP.NET code processed in that directory or any subdirectories therein use the settings in the web.config file.
Also, a web.config file is in the \Application subdirectory, which ...
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