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# re: How do I Configure Multiple Web Sites in IIS or How do I Add/Edit Host Headers?

Hi,

In our application I have to create a domain at godaddy.com for each registered users. I have created the domain(thiagu.info) for each user at godaddy with the A record of my staged server IP. If I click the domain name my user profile should be open. In our staged server I need to add a host header value and port number programatically in IIS using asp.net with c#. please help me regarding this.


Regards,
Subburaj.S

# re: How do I Configure Multiple Web Sites in IIS or How do I Add/Edit Host Headers?

Subburaj. S--

Here is some starter code for you on inserting new host headers with c#/system.directoryservices reference.

Another helpful reference is from Walt Oliver's blog:
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/285/sample-hosting-provisioning-scenario/

------------------- starter code -----------------------------------------------------

// general example to add host headers -- if you need to add more than 1, wrap this logic in a
// foreach or while loop.
using System.DirectoryServices;
using System;

public class IISHostHeaderTest
{

public static void InsertHostHeader(string hostHeader, string yourSiteID)
{

DirectoryEntry yourSite = new DirectoryEntry("IIS://localhost/w3svc/" + yourSiteID );
try
{
//yank whatever is in the serverbindings property.
PropertyValueCollection serverBindings = yourSite.Properties["ServerBindings"];
serverBindings.Add(hostHeader);

//copy the content to new array
Object [] freshBindingList = new Object[serverBindings.Count];
serverBindings.CopyTo(freshBindingList, 0);

//Write to iis metabase
yourSite.Properties["ServerBindings"].Value = freshBindingList;
yourSite.CommitChanges();

}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e);
}

}
}

//----------- to call this code chunck do the following:
//test driver
public class TestIISHostWriteApp
{
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
IISHostHeaderTest.InsertHostHeader(":80:yourtest.com", "1");
}
}