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error: Unable to launch the IIS Express Web server

I recently installed MySQL 5.6. I was able to successfully use the workbench. My Visual Studio project also worked without error.

Then I tried to define a MySQL connection in the web.config file. The Unable to launch the IIS Express Web server error was triggered when I tried to run in debug mode. I removed the MySQL connection definition from web.config.
This did not prevent the error.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

I researched the error and found that the applicationhost file may explain the error.

Applicationhost

<site name="StockPickerMax(1)" id="4">
<application path="/" applicationPool="Clr4IntegratedAppPool">
<virtualDirectory path="/"                         physicalPath="C:\Users\David\Documents\
            Visual Studio      2012\Projects\StockPickerMax\StockPickerMax" />
</application>
<bindings>
<binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:54911:localhost" />
</bindings>
</site>

<site name="StockPickerMax" id="2">
<application path="/" applicationPool="Clr4IntegratedAppPool">
<virtualDirectory path="/"
            physicalPath="C:\Users\David\Documents\
                  Visual Studio 2012\Projects\StockPickerMax\StockPickerMax" />
</application>
<bindings>
<binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:54911:localhost" />
</bindings>
</site>

My application name is referenced twice. Could this be the problem?
<site name="StockPickerMax(1)" id="4">
<site name="StockPickerMax" id="2">

Thanks,

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Dovberman

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That's a good start. I will try it.

Thanks,

Dovberman

ASKER

Thanks for the links. I learned a lot about IIS Express.

I discovered that my issue was in the Applicationhost config file.

My site name appeared twice. I removed the StockPickerMax(1) reference.
Now it works.

<site name="StockPickerMax(1)" id="4">
<application path="/" applicationPool="Clr4IntegratedAppPool">
<virtualDirectory path="/"                         physicalPath="C:\Users\David\Documents\
            Visual Studio      2012\Projects\StockPickerMax\StockPickerMax" />
</application>
<bindings>
<binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:54911:localhost" />
</bindings>
</site>

<site name="StockPickerMax" id="2">
<application path="/" applicationPool="Clr4IntegratedAppPool">
<virtualDirectory path="/"
            physicalPath="C:\Users\David\Documents\
                  Visual Studio 2012\Projects\StockPickerMax\StockPickerMax" />
</application>
<bindings>
<binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:54911:localhost" />
</bindings>
</site>

Dovberman

ASKER

Thanks for getting me started.