Difference between machine.config and web.config

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Posted on April 30th , 2012 by Admin

Machine.Config

(i) This is automatically installed when you install Visual Studio. Net.

ii) This is also called machine level configuration file.

iii)Only one machine.config file exists on a server.

iv) This file is at the highest level in the configuration hierarchy.

Web.Config:

i) This is automatically created when you create an ASP.Net web application project.

ii) This is also called application level configuratio

n file.

iii)This file inherits setting from the machine.config