Allow IIS7 to download .config files
1. In the following file
C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\config\applicationHost.config
Ensure the following
<section name="requestFiltering" overrideModeDefault="Allow" />
2
This is the web.config file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <configuration> <system.webServer> <handlers> <clear /> <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>