Can we store Connection string in machine.config?

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How can i store connection string in machine.config in .net

Posted 4-May-12 23:44pm

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Philippe Mori 5-May-12 7:27am

Why would you do that. As far as I know, it won't work with shared hosting. By the way, you can read the documentation for those configuration files or try it yourself.

Sandeep Mewara 5-May-12 8:20am

There is a reason why we have different config files. I would not suggest you to put connection string in machine config file even if possible.

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Not Active · Answer 1 · 2012-05-05T03:45:00

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Yes, you can. But it is not a good idea to do so. Machine.config is used by all applications, even ones that should not have access to your connection string. Generally connection strings only apply to one application and should be stored in the config file for that application.

Posted 5-May-12 3:45am

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