You can develop Web applications in a number of programming and scripting languages. Internet Information Services (IIS) uses the file name extension of a requested resource on your Web site to determine which ISAPI or CGI program to run to process a request. For example, a request for a file ending with an .asp extension causes the Web server to call the ASP program (Asp.dll) to process the request. The association of a file name extension with an ISAPI or CGI program is called application mapping. IIS is preconfigured to support common application mappings. You can add or remove mappings for all applications on a Web site or for individual applications.
To map an extension to an applicationImportant In the App Mappings property sheet there is a column titled Verbs. In the IIS 4.0, this column was entitled Exclusions; the change to verbs addresses future compatibility as more new HTTP verbs are added to the Hypertext Transport Protocol.
To remove an application mapping
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In the App Mappings property sheet, select the file name extension, and then click the Remove button. Requests for files with this file name extension will no longer be processed in this Web site or directory. |