run..."To do this, you need to create a temp file, name it “app_offline” with “.htm” extension, load it into the root directory of the application, unload the content of the application from the server and remove the “app_offline.htm” file after loading the application back to the server."

run..."To do this, you need to create a temp file, name it “app_offline” with “.htm” extension, load it into the root directory of the application, unload the content of the application from the server and remove the “app_offline.htm” file after loading the application back to the server."

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Magic of App_offline.htm File in ASP.Net

This article explains the app_offline.htm file and how to use it for taking you to an ASP.NET web application offline within seconds.