Enable Debugging in Web.Config

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zainnab

14 Dec 2010 1:00 AM

Versions: 2008,2010
Published: 12/14/2010
Code: vstipProj0026

If you have ever created a web project in Visual Studio then you have undoubtedly encountered this dialog:

A quick read tells you that it will modify the Web.config file to enable debugging:

There are a couple of things to point out here:

1. You can avoid the dialog by editing your Web.config file manually and setting debug to true.

2. There is a dialog to have you turn on debugging but there is NOT one to have you turn it off again before you deploy to production.

Comments

DMurillo

15 Dec 2010 5:25 PM

We don't necessarily need to remember to turn off "Debug" because VS 2010 has transforms that help modify the web.config file when you deploy.
zainnab

17 Dec 2010 8:52 AM

True but isn't it still considered a best practice to turn it off in the main config file just in case you miss it in one of the transforms?