application Element for fastCgi [IIS Settings Schema]
Note
For more information about the application element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: FastCGI Application <application>.
Adds a FastCGI process pool definition to the collection of FastCGI process pool definitions.
Syntax
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements for this section.
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
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activityTimeout |
Optional int attribute. Specifies the maximum time, in seconds, that a FastCGI process can take to process. Acceptable values are from 10 through 3600. The default value is 30. |
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arguments |
Optional string attribute. Specifies the command-line arguments for the FastCGI process. |
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flushNamedPipe |
Optional Boolean attribute. Specifies whether named pipes are flushed at the end of each request. This property applies only when the named-pipe protocol is used. The default value is false. |
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fullPath |
Required string attribute. Specifies the full path of the FastCGI process. |
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idleTimeout |
Optional int attribute. Specifies the maximum amount of time, in seconds, that a FastCGI process can be idle before the process is shut down. Acceptable values are from 10 through 604800. The default value is 300. |
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instanceMaxRequests |
Optional int attribute. Specifies the maximum number of requests that can be processed by each FastCGI worker process before it is recycled. Acceptable values are from 1 through 10000000. The default value is 200. |
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maxInstances |
Optional int attribute. Specifies the maximum number of FastCGI worker processes that can be started in an application pool. Acceptable values are from 1 through 10000. The default value is 4. |
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protocol |
Optional enum attribute. Specifies the transport mechanism used to communicate with the FastCGI process. The protocol attribute can be one of the following possible values. The default value is NamedPipe.
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queueLength |
Optional int attribute. Specifies the maximum number of requests that can be queued for a FastCGI process pool. Acceptable values are from 1 through 10000000. The default value is 1000. |
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requestTimeout |
Optional int attribute. Specifies the maximum time, in seconds, that a FastCGI process request can take. Acceptable values are from 10 through 604800. The default value is 90. |
Child Elements
Element |
Description |
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environmentVariables |
Optional element. Specifies a collection of environment variables that IIS will pass to the FastCGI application. |
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
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configuration |
Specifies the root element in every configuration file that is used by IIS 7. |
system.webServer |
Specifies the top-level section group (in ApplicationHost.config) in which this element is defined. |
fastCgi |
Contains a collection of fastCgi application pool definitions. |
Remarks
For more information about the application element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: FastCGI Application <application>.
Element Information
Configuration locations |
Machine.config ApplicationHost.config Root application Web.config Application Web.config Directory Web.config |
Requirements |
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 7.0 |
See Also
Reference
environmentVariables Element for application for fastCgi [IIS Settings Schema]
fastCgi Element [IIS Settings Schema]