How to set default page asp.net
Solution 1
ASP.NET WebForms
On the web.config
file, try this to use the clear
tag before:
<system.webServer>
<defaultDocument>
<files>
<clear />
<add value="Pages/Home.aspx" />
</files>
</defaultDocument>
</system.webServer>
Take a look here: http://www.iis.net/configreference/system.webserver/defaultdocument
ASP.NET MVC / ASP.NET CORE
Depending of the version of asp.net mvc you are using, you can have it on a different file (~/Global.asax.cs
in v3 or older or ~/App_Start/RouteConfig.cs
in v4 or newer). In both cases, you will see something register the routes, because asp.net mvc uses routes instead files like webforms. So, you can change the default values:
public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes)
{
routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}");
routes.MapRoute(
name: "Default",
url: "{controller}/{action}/{id}",
defaults: new
{
controller = "Home", // default controller
action = "Index", // default action on the controller
id = UrlParameter.Optional
}
);
}
It is similar on the ASP.NET CORE.
Take a look here: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/624181/Routing-Basics-in-ASP-NET-MVC
Solution 2
Besides Felipe's answer, you can also do this from IIS.
Select Admin Tools
--> IIS Manager
--> Select your website from the list. Click on Default Document
on the right hand side and Click Add
. Move the entry to the top of the list using the arrows. You are done.
This will be overwritten each time you publish your site, however.
Norman
Updated on July 09, 2022Comments
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Norman almost 2 years
I've just published my site in my server, but when I type in the browser www.mysite.com I get this error : HTTP Error 403.14 - Forbidden The Web server is configured to not list the contents of this directory.However if I type www.mysite.com/Home.aspx it loads correctly. So, how can I set the default page?? I already have this in my web.config :
<system.webServer> <defaultDocument> <files> <add value="Pages/Home.aspx" /> </files> </defaultDocument> </system.webServer>
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Norman almost 11 yearsOkey so if the default page which I want to load is placed at folder (in this case "Pages") Do I have to add "Pages/Home.aspx" in default document???
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James Wierzba over 7 yearsWould this work for a document not in the root directory? for example if I want my default index to be "mydomain.com/folder1/index.html"
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rrrhys about 7 yearsAdding for any other weary travelers -- this is overridden next time you publish your site.
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user123456 over 5 years@Felipe, It did not work with me, I am using IIS Express in ASP.net Web Form
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ZedZip over 4 yearsYou wrote "It is similar on the ASP.NET Core" but there is no "id = UrlParameter.Optional", so it is an error.
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live-love almost 3 yearsIf you use an ampersand, make sure you use & instead of &