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How to globally redirect all requests from http to https using asp.net

The most effective method will be to use the global.asax file, here is a basic example:

<script language="C#" runat="server">
protected void Application_BeginRequest(Object sender, EventArgs e)	{
if (HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.ToString().ToLower().Contains("http://"))
{
    HttpContext.Current.Response.Status = "301 Moved Permanently"; 
    HttpContext.Current.Response.AddHeader("Location", Request.Url.ToString().ToLower().Replace("http://","https://")); 
}
}
</script>

In some cases you may already have an application using the global.asax file, you can in many cases add the _BeginRequest function or adapt it if it already exists. For example add this after the <script runat="server"> tag but before any other code.

protected void Application_BeginRequest(object sender, EventArgs e)	{
	if (HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.ToString().ToLower().Contains("http://"))	{
	HttpContext.Current.Response.Status = "301 Moved Permanently"; 
	HttpContext.Current.Response.AddHeader("Location", Request.Url.ToString().ToLower().Replace("http://","https://")); 
	}

In some cases this will throw and error, before sure to check the rest of the global.asax file for any other begin requests that may be conflicting. In some cases you may need to adapt the code to work in parallel with exiting code.

Huge pagefile.sys, how to make it smaller or move it to another drive.

Most likly if you have a huge pagefile.sys file, you have a lot of ram as well. In this case assuming you have over 16GB of ram you really do not need the pagefile.sys but you may want it just in case.

If you have an SSD drive for your primary boot/OS drive then the pagefile can eat away at your available space.

Run "SystemPropertiesAdvanced.exe", click "settings" under performance section.
Select the "Advanced" tab and choose "Change" under the Virtual memory section.
If you have more than 16 GB of RAM you can select No paging file, however even with more than 16GB I like to specify at least 4096/4096 under custom size. After you choose your size click "set".

Thats it your done.

Optional, you can set the pagefile to be on a drive other than "C", pagefile is used when your system runs low on ram as backup RAM. This can be useful if you do a lot of photo or video editing. I like to set a pretty large pagefile on my raid 10 array.

New IIS 7.5 Setup Errors, HTTP Error 401.3 - Unauthorized or 500.19

Related Errors:

HTTP Error 401.3 Unauthorized

You do not have permission to view this directory or page because of the access control list (ACL) configuration or encryption settings for this resource on the Web server.

Simple to fix,

  • Open IIS
  • Select the main web tree or spacific website if its only one
  • select authentication, then click edit on the right
  • change it from spacific user to app pool identity

Done!

Error:

HTTP Error 505.19 Internal Server Error

The requested page cannot be accessed because the related configuration data for the page is invalid.

Simple to fix,

Done!