Debug an ISAPI DLL in the IIS 6.0 with BDS 2006 by attaching to the W3WP.exe Process
08 Mrz 2007 20:21 In Category:Delphi
Preparation:
Install BDS 2006 on the machine, where the IIS 6.0 is installed.
Create a new virtual directory in the IIS 6.0 and set the output path of your ISAPI DLL to this folder.
Create a new Application Pool in the IIS 6 Administration. Disable “Recycle Worker Processes” and set “Number of worker processes“ to 1 in the properties of the new Application Pool.
Configure your virtual Directory to use the new Application Pool
Add the User, which you use to run BDS 2006 to the local Usergroup “Debugger Users”
Enable “Remote Debug Symbols” in the Linker Options of your Application
Set the “Output directory” to the Folder of the virtual directory in the IIS 6.0. Please type “\\?\” in before the path, when you are using BDS 2006
Adjust the Run…Parameters of your ISAPI DLL with the following parameters
Host Application: “C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\w3wp.exe”
Parameters: “-debug”
Working directory: The folder of your virtual directory
Start debugging:
Stop the “Worldwide Web Publishing Service” by typing “NET STOP W3SVC” in a command prompt. I suggest you create a batch file with this command and place it on your desktop or in the Delphi Tools Menu, so that you can access it easy.
Hit Run…
A command prompt window appears, running the W3WP.exe
Now you should be able to set active breakpoints in the Sourcecode.
Note: This setup doesn’t seem to work in a RDP Session, you either need to work directly on the Console of the Server 2003, via VNC or connect with RDP to the Servers console. If you have none of this options, you might try the Web App Debugger…