binding Element for bindings for siteDefaults [IIS Settings Schema]

2021-10-21

Note

For more information about the binding element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Adding a Default Binding <binding>.

Configures a default binding for all sites on the server.

Syntax

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements for this section.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
bindingInformation	Required string attribute. Specifies information to communicate with a site. For example, a Web site binding includes the IP address (or unspecified IP addresses), the port number, and an optional host header used to communicate with the site.
protocol	Required string attribute. Specifies the protocol for communicating with a site.

bindingInformation

Required string attribute.

Specifies information to communicate with a site. For example, a Web site binding includes the IP address (or unspecified IP addresses), the port number, and an optional host header used to communicate with the site.

protocol

Required string attribute.

Specifies the protocol for communicating with a site.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
configuration	Specifies the root element in every configuration file that is used by IIS 7.
system.applicationHost	Specifies the root element for configuring Web process settings.
sites	Specifies configuration settings for all sites on the server, and includes settings for applications and virtual directories in those sites.
siteDefaults	Specifies default settings for all sites on the server.
bindings	Specifies the default bindings to access all sites on the server.

Remarks