Restarting ASP.NET Web Application

[Jordan R.]

In order to restart and ASP.NET Web application - the only way I'm aware of
is to save a change to the app's Web.config file. By "restart" I'm meaning
to get the Application_Start event to fire.

Two questions:
1. What are other ways (other than rebooting the Web server) to get the app
to restart?
2. Why is it the case that stopping and starting the Web site in IIS Manager
doesn't restart the ASP.NET Web application (i.e., noes not have same effect
as saving a change to Web.config)?

Thanks!

[Juan T. Llibre]

re:

1. What are other ways (other than rebooting the Web server) to get the app to restart?
1. Touch global.asax ( open it and save it, just like web.config )
2. From the "Start" menu, "Run " : iisreset

Juan T. Llibre, ASP.NET MVP
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"Jordan R." <Jo******************@ComCast.net> wrote in message
news:e8**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... In order to restart and ASP.NET Web application - the only way I'm aware of is to save a
change to the app's Web.config file. By "restart" I'm meaning to get the
Application_Start event to fire.

Two questions:
1. What are other ways (other than rebooting the Web server) to get the app to restart?
2. Why is it the case that stopping and starting the Web site in IIS Manager doesn't
restart the ASP.NET Web application (i.e., noes not have same effect as saving a change
to Web.config)?

Thanks!