Application-specific configuration information has historically been stored in INI files, which are plain-text files that contain key/value data within sections. In Windows, the registry has replaced ...

If you're concerned about keeping critical information in your Web.config file, then you should encrypt it -- or at least the parts that you're concerned about. I love keeping information in my ...

If you’ve never deployed a website with the Apache web server, you’re about to learn how. Every so often, taking a step back and going through the basics is good. It not only helps to ground me as a ...

Tweaking the settings in your configuration files in ASP.Net can provide a nice performance boost. These files include machine.config and web.config. The web.config file is application-specific and is ...

Explore ASP.NET AJAX configuration sections in web.config, and learn how handlers and modules fit into the overall picture. In my previous column, I discussed the technologies on which AJAX relies, ...

Developers can use Apache Jetspeed to build dynamic portals out of Web services and existing applications. Jetspeed, an open source portal project, builds both traditional Web portals and portals for ...