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5/25/2007 10:04 AM
 
Shane

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I am having some problems with some modules in dnn which seem to go away when I use "restart application" under the host settings.  What does this option do?  I am running dnn in a web farm, so I'm not sure which server I am restarting (or if I am restarting both) and what exactly is "restarted"?

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5/25/2007 10:16 AM
 
cathal connolly


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The restart application simply 'touches' the web.config (via a File.SetLastWriteTime(Common.Globals.ApplicationMapPath & "\web.config", System.DateTime.Now), so it's server specific. This simply forces the application domain to unload and a new one to be created. Unless you have some sort of file synconisation in your web farm, this would only occur on your 'active' server.

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6/6/2007 10:39 AM
 
Shane

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Ah ok, that sounds simple enough.  We do have file synchronization so that should help.  We are working on a method to restart the worker process in iis, do you have any idea of a way to do that (or know of any good online resources for accomplishing this) through ASP .net?  Right now we are using a patchwork solution that runs a batch file in response to an email notification on the server to do this. 

Maybe the question I should ask Is this even necessary if touching the web.config file restarts the application?


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