HOW TO: Disable web.config Inheritance for ASP.NET Child Applications

Solution

• Stopping ASP.NET web.config inheritance by Brendan Kowitz - shows the usage of <location path="." inheritInChildApplications="false">.
• ASP.NET web.config Inheritance : Deploying nested web applications under the root of a website by Virasana (Jean-Pierre under the Guru Meditation Tree) - shows the usage of remove tags in the subapplication web.config.
• How to disable web.config Inheritance for Child Applications in Subfolders in ASP.NET? (ASPDotNET FAQ) - example usage of both above techniques.
• Disabling Configuration Inheritance For ASP.NET Child Applications by Colin Cochrane - discusses the use of the inheritInChildApplications attribute in the <location> element in web.config.

Related Resources

• MSDN: Configuration <location> Settings