Web Applications Using IIS Express

To profile a web Application running on IIS Express, you should specify the following options:

• Configuration file
  Run IIS Express using the default configuration file. The default file locations depend on which IDE you use:

  • JetBrains Rider: (solutionDir)\.idea\config\applicationhost.config

  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 and later: (solutionDir)\.vs\config\applicationhost.config

  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 and earlier: %USERPROFILE%Documents\IISExpress\config\applicationhost.config

  If you select this option, you must also specify which web Site from the configuration file to run.

• Application path
  Do not use the configuration file but run another application. Specify the full path to the application here.

• Open URL
  URL to invoke the web application.

• in browser
  A browser that should run the application. The default system browser is pre-selected.

• Use environment variables
  Enables you to run the profiled application with specific environment variables. You can specify any number of variables using the list below the option. Note that each variable must be specified on a new line.

If Advanced is selected, you are able to additionally specify the following parameters:

• Server
  The version of IIS Express that should run the application. Depending on your operating system and installed .NET framework versions, this list will yield different options.

• Runtime version
  .NET Framework version under which a profiled application must be run.

• Port
  The HTTP port used by the server.

• Use random port
  If turned on, dotMemory will try to automatically detect the HTTP port.