system.webServer Section Group [IIS Settings Schema]
Note
For more information about the system.webServer element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: <system.webServer>.
Specifies the root element for the IIS 7 configuration section and contains configuration elements that configure settings used by the Web server engine and modules.
Syntax
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements for this section.
Attributes
None.
Child Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
asp |
Optional element. Configures settings for Active Server Pages (ASP) applications. |
caching |
Optional element. Configures output cache settings. |
cgi |
Optional element. Configures default settings for Common Gateway Interface (CGI) applications. |
defaultDocument |
Optional element. Configures settings for returning a default document to a client browser when the client does not specify a file name in a request. |
directoryBrowse |
Optional element. Configures whether directory browsing is enabled or disabled on the Web server, and specifies the information to include in a directory listing. |
fastCgi |
Optional element. Contains a collection of fastCgi application pool definitions. |
globalModules |
Optional element. Specifies configuration settings for global modules on a Web server. |
handlers |
Optional element. Specifies handlers to process requests made to sites and applications. |
httpCompression |
Optional element. Configures HTTP compression settings for a Web server. |
httpErrors |
Optional element. Configures HTTP error messages for a Web server. |
httpLogging |
Optional element. Specifies configuration settings for HTTP.sys logging. |
httpProtocol |
Optional element. Configures custom and redirect response headers to be sent from the server to the client. |
httpRedirect |
Optional element. Configures settings for redirecting client requests to a new location. |
httpTracing |
Optional element. Specifies configuration settings for HTTP.sys tracing. |
isapiFilters |
Optional element. Specifies configuration settings for ISAPI filters on a Web server. |
management |
Optional element. Configures a Web server for remote management by using IIS Manager. |
modules |
Optional element. Specifies configuration settings for modules on a Web server. |
odbcLogging |
Optional element. Configures Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) logging. |
security |
Optional element. Specifies the section group that contains security-related sections. |
serverRuntime |
Optional element. Configures request limits for applications on a Web server. |
serverSideIncludes |
Optional element. Specifies whether server-side includes (SSI) #exec directives are disabled. |
staticContent |
Optional element. Configures static file request handler settings. |
tracing |
Optional element. Configures request trace settings. |
urlCompression |
Optional element. Configures compression of static and dynamic content. |
validation |
Optional element. Configures IIS 7.0 to detect whether an ASP.NET application that is set up to run in ISAPI mode needs any migration in order to function correctly in Integrated mode. |
webdav |
Optional Element. Configures Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) for Internet Information Services (IIS) 7. |
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
configuration |
Specifies the root element in every configuration file that is used by IIS 7. |
Remarks
For more information about the system.webServer element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: <system.webServer>.
See Also
Reference
asp Element [IIS Settings Schema]
caching Element [IIS Settings Schema]
cgi Element [IIS Settings Schema]
defaultDocument Element [IIS Settings Schema]
fastCgi Element [IIS Settings Schema]
globalModules Element [IIS Settings Schema]
handlers Element [IIS Settings Schema]
httpCompression Element [IIS Settings Schema]
httpErrors Element [IIS Settings Schema]
httpLogging Element [IIS Settings Schema]
httpProtocol Element [IIS Settings Schema]
httpRedirect Element [IIS Settings Schema]
httpTracing Element [IIS Settings Schema]
isapiFilters Element [IIS Settings Schema]
management Element [IIS Settings Schema]
modules Element [IIS Settings Schema]
odbcLogging Element [IIS Settings Schema]
serverRuntime Element [IIS Settings Schema]
serverSideInclude Element [IIS Settings Schema]
staticContent Element [IIS Settings Schema]
tracing Element [IIS Settings Schema]
urlCompression Element [IIS Settings Schema]
validation Element [IIS Settings Schema]
WebDAV Element [IIS Settings Schema]
Other Resources
IIS 7.0: directoryBrowse Element for ftpServer for siteDefaults for sites (IIS Settings Schema)
IIS 7.0: security Element for ftpServer for siteDefaults for sites (IIS Settings Schema)