Deploy ASP.NET application in the same web site as Sharepoint

Question

Hello,

I am trying to deploy the Bugtracker.NET tool (http://ifdefined.com/bugtrackernet.html), which is a normal ASP.NET 2.0 application, into the default web site of an IIS which already has Sharepoint installed in it. The OS is Windows Server 2008 R2, IIS 7.5 and Sharepoint Services 3.0.

The question is that when I execute the application, I get a NullReferenceException because HttpContext.Current.Session is null, and I think that this could be due to a problem with the configuration of the web site, as the application runs perfect in web sites with no Sharepoint installed.

I already know that Sharepoint customizes the web site with handles, modules and so on, that all applications in the web site inherit, modifying their behavior. I have already given to the ASP.NET application Full trust level, enabled Anonymous authentication and InProc session state, but I am still getting that HttpContext.Current.Session is null. Even changing the app pool from Wss3AppPool to DefaultAppPool does not succeed.

Maybe someone could tell me which settings do I need to tweak in the web site in order to avoid this exception.

Many thanks in advance.

José Antonio Arroba

Answer 1

You need to look into Managed Paths and excluding the path to your bugtrackernet app.

However why do you HAVE to use the default web application?

Why not keep your life simple and setup a new IIS web application on a separate host header or subdomain and host your app there.

e.g.

http://bugtracker.yourdomain/

or just

http://bugtracker/