ASP.net occassionally very slow

[Chris]

I have a web app which is, most of the time, very responsive. Occassionally
it will slow down as if it is recompiling all the files, a little like the
first time you run the app. This slow down tends to happen when the app
hasn't been used for a while. Is it recompiling the pages? Can anyone shed
any light on this. Regards, Chris.

 

[George Ter-Saakov]

yes,
After some time .NET unloads application and I believe next time you hit it
recompiles it and loads it back in.

2 things can help.

1. You can specify in IIS Managment (if you have access to it) the unload
timeout.
2. You can precompile application then upload it to server.

George.

 

[Chris]

How do I specify the application to precompile. Is it a setting in Visual
Studio?

 

[George Ter-Saakov]

No. there is no setting in VS.

See http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms227972.aspx

George