Error allowDefinition MachineToApplication beyond application level

Question

I have downloaded the online project in ASP.Net. While running application I get an error

It is an error to use a section registered as allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level. This error can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an application in IIS.

What changes should i make in web.config or elsewhere to make this work?

Answer 1

Hello @kartik,

This error occurs when you attempt to open a project as a website. The easiest way to determine if you've created a website or a project is to check your solution folder (i.e. where you saved your code) and see if you have a *.sln file in the root directory, if you do then you've created a project.

Just to add, I encountered this error just now when I attempted to open a project I created a while back by selecting "File", "Open Website" from the Visual Studio menus whereas I should have selected "File", "Open Project" instead.

Hope it helps!!

Thank you!!