Hosting WCF in IIS(9 Steps)
These are the 9 Different steps to Host WCF Application in IIS. 1. Create a Strong Name File - In order to get a Public Key 2. Copy the DLL in the Bin Folder to the Global Assembly Folder 3. Get the name including PublicKeyToken of the DLL eg: Test.WCF, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=someToken - Get it from the Properties of the DLL in the Global Assembly Cache - 4. Add it to the svc File eg: <%@ServiceHost Language="C#" Debug="true" Service="Test.WCF.TestService,Test.WCF, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=51dc0966f715a3f8" %> 5. Create a New Folder in IIS (intpub/wwwroot) 6. Copy the essential files from the project folder to the created New Folder 7. Set Permission to the folder via IIS 8. Run resetiis command 9. Test the Web Service