How to change IIS Express site name in Visual studio project

Question

Hi I have two solution file one is called WWSearch and the other WWSearchDev. WWSearchDev was copied from WWSearch. both solution has ASP.net web form project.

I searched everywhere in WWSearchDev for the word "WWSearch" and it has no reference to "WWSearch". But when I run the code IIS express still says the site name is WWSearch

The problem is the path of WWSearchDev should be C:\\VSS\\WWSearchDev. *see screenshot.

I tried adding a new site in IIE express application config file in C:\\Users\\%username%\\Documents\\IISExpress\\config\\Applicationhost.config. but It still not working

please help.. Thank you

This is the applicationhost.config for IIS

<sites>
            <site name="WebSite1" id="1" serverAutoStart="true">
                <application path="/">
                    <virtualDirectory path="/" physicalPath="%IIS_SITES_HOME%\WebSite1" />
                </application>
                <bindings>
                    <binding protocol="http" bindingInformation=":8080:localhost" />
                </bindings>
            </site>
            <site name="WWSearch" id="2">
                <application path="/" applicationPool="Clr4IntegratedAppPool">
                    <virtualDirectory path="/" physicalPath="C:\VSS\WWSearch" />
                </application>
                <bindings>
                    <binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:49454:localhost" />
                </bindings>
            </site>
            <site name="WWSearchDev" id="3">
                <application path="/" applicationPool="Clr4IntegratedAppPool">
                    <virtualDirectory path="/" physicalPath="C:\VSS\WWSearchDev" />
                </application>
                <bindings>
                    <binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:52184:localhost" />
                </bindings>
            </site>         
            <siteDefaults>
                <logFile logFormat="W3C" directory="%IIS_USER_HOME%\Logs" />
                <traceFailedRequestsLogging directory="%IIS_USER_HOME%\TraceLogFiles" enabled="true" maxLogFileSizeKB="1024" />
            </siteDefaults>
            <applicationDefaults applicationPool="Clr4IntegratedAppPool" />
            <virtualDirectoryDefaults allowSubDirConfig="true" />
        </sites>

Answer 1

I had the same problem for HTTPS and Visual Studio 2015.

The IIS Express configuration file :

"C:\\Users{username}\\Documents\\IISExpress\\config\\applicationhost.config" didn´t have the reference for my site.

I found the reference inside the solution directory in a hide directory

"{Solution}\\.vs\\config\\applicationhost.config"

I removed the entry for the old copy site, closed and reopen the project and everything was right.

Answer 2

1. Open with sublime text3
2. Find folder .vs > config > applicationhost.config
3. Searh old Site name & Change new name
4. save

Answer 3

1 ) find YourWebSite.sln file

2) open with notepad

3) in 5 or 6th line, find you website name, rename it

4) save&exit