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Move the database connection string in the web.config file

By default, Sitefinity CMS stores the connection string to the database in the DataConfig.config file, located in folder ~/App_Data/Sitefinity/Configuration/. You can move the connection string to the web.config file, if this is required.

To do this, perform the following:

  1. Open the DataConfig.config file and copy and delete the <connectionStrings> section, which contains the connection string.
  2. Save and close the DataConfig.config file.
  3. Open your web.config file and paste the copied section inside section <configuration>, after the </configSections> tag.
  4. Delete the dbType attribute, because it is not supported in the web.config.
  5. Add a parameter Backend inside the connection string.
  6. Save and close the web.config file.
EXAMPLE: The following are examples of connection strings:
  • Connection string section in the DataConfig.config:

  • Connection string section in the web.config:
     

NOTE: If you have connection strings with the same name in the DataConfig.config and in the web.config files, the one in the DataConfig.config file will be ignored.

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