site Element for sites [IIS Settings Schema]

Note

For more information about the site element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Site <site>.

Specifies configuration settings for a site.

Syntax

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements for this section.

Attribute	Description
id	Optional uint attribute. Specifies the random numeric identifier that is assigned by IIS when the site is created. The default Web site is numbered 1. Other Web sites have random numbers composed of multiple digits.
name	Optional string attribute. Specifies a friendly name that uniquely identifies a Web site, for example, "Contoso HR Forms".
serverAutoStart	Optional Boolean attribute. Specifies whether the site should start automatically when the Management Service is started. The default value is true.

Optional uint attribute.

Specifies the random numeric identifier that is assigned by IIS when the site is created.

The default Web site is numbered 1. Other Web sites have random numbers composed of multiple digits.

name

Optional string attribute.

Specifies a friendly name that uniquely identifies a Web site, for example, "Contoso HR Forms".

serverAutoStart

Optional Boolean attribute.

Specifies whether the site should start automatically when the Management Service is started.

The default value is true.

Element	Description
application	Optional element. Specifies configuration settings for an application in the parent site.
applicationDefaults	Optional element. Specifies default settings for all applications in the parent site.
bindings	Optional element. Specifies bindings to access the site.
ftpServer	Optional element. Specifies the site-level settings for FTP features on FTP sites.
limits	Optional element. Configures settings to limit the amount of bandwidth, the number of connections, or the amount of time for connections to a site.
logFile	Optional element. Configures settings for handling and storage of log files for the site.
traceFailedRequestsLogging	Optional element. Specifies settings for logging failed-request traces for the site.
virtualDirectoryDefaults	Optional element. Specifies the default settings for all virtual directories in the parent site.

Element	Description
configuration	Specifies the root element in every configuration file that is used by IIS 7.
system.applicationHost	Specifies the root element in ApplicationHost.config that is the top-level section group in which this element is defined.
sites	Specifies configuration settings for all sites on the server, and includes settings for applications and virtual directories in those sites.

For more information about the site element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Site <site>.

Configuration locations	ApplicationHost.config
Requirements	IIS 7