Allow IIS7 to download .config files
In the following file
C:\\Windows\\System32\\inetsrv\\config\\applicationHost.config
Ensure the following
<section name\="requestFiltering" overrideModeDefault\="Allow" />
In the Web.Config
<?xml version\="1.0" encoding\="UTF-8"?\><configuration>
<system.webServer>
<handlers>
<add name=“StaticFile” path=”*” verb=”*” modules=“StaticFileModule,DefaultDocumentModule,DirectoryListingModule” resourceType=“Either” requireAccess=“Read” />
</handlers> <staticContent>
<mimeMap fileExtension=”.*” mimeType=“application/octet-stream” />
</staticContent>
<security>
<requestFiltering>
<fileExtensions allowUnlisted=“true”>
<remove fileExtension=“.config” />
<add fileExtension=“.config” allowed=“true” />
</fileExtensions>
</requestFiltering>
</security>
</system.webServer>
</configuration>
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