Certainly, debugging a .NET Framework application deployed to IIS on your local machine is feasible. Let's explore the process:
- Prerequisites: Ensure you have the following installed:
- Visual Studio with the ASP.NET development workload enabled.
- Remote Debugging Tools for Visual Studio installed on the local machine.
- IIS installed and configured on the local machine.
- Deploy the Application to IIS:
- Publish your ASP.NET application to the local IIS server using Visual Studio's Publish feature or by manually copying the necessary files to the appropriate IIS folder.
- Configure Remote Debugging:
- Enable remote debugging on the IIS server by modifying the application's web.config file.
- Add the following line within the <system.web> section:
- Optionally, you can specify the port to use for remote debugging by adding the following line within the <system.web> section:
- Replace "4.7.2" with the target framework version of your application.
- Start Remote Debugging:
- In Visual Studio, select "Debug" > "Attach to Process" or press "Ctrl" + "Alt" + "P".
- In the "Attach to Process" dialog, select the "Remote Connection" radio button.
- Enter the IP address or hostname of the local machine where the application is deployed.
- Specify the port number you configured in the web.config file (if you didn't specify one, use the default port 4026).
- Click "Attach" to connect to the remote process.
- Debugging the Application:
- Once attached, you can set breakpoints, inspect variables, and step through the code as you would with a locally running application.
- When you make changes to the code, you can recompile and deploy the application without detaching from the debugging session.
<compilation debug="true" />
<httpRuntime targetFramework="4.7.2" />
By following these steps, you can effectively debug a .NET Framework application deployed to IIS on your local machine.
Additional Resources:
- Remote Debugging ASP.NET on a Remote IIS Computer (Microsoft Docs)