Adding Modules <add> element

The <add> element of the <modules> element adds a module to the collection of feature modules that are available in IIS Manager when a user is connected to a site or an application.

The <add> element of the <modules> element is included in the default installation of IIS 7.

There is no user interface for adding modules to the <modules> element for IIS 7. For examples of how to add modules to the <modules> element programmatically, see the Code Samples section of this document.

None.

The following sample configuration excerpt from the Administration.config file adds a managed module provider named ContosoProvider to the end of the <modules> collection.

<location path=".">
   <modules>
      <add name="Modules" />
      <add name="Handlers" />

      . . .
      . . .
      . . .

      <add name="ContosoProvider" />
   </modules>
</location>

The following sample configuration excerpt from the Administration.config file specifies custom <modules> elements for the Default Web Site and a child application by defining unique <location> elements that clear the default module lists and define the specific modules that will be respectively enabled for each location. When a remote administration connects to either location, IIS Manager will only display those features that are represented by the modules that are listed in each <location> element.

<location path="Default Web Site">
   <modules>
      <clear />
      <add name="DefaultDocument" />
      <add name="DirectoryBrowse" />
   </modules>
</location>

<location path="Default Web Site/ContosoApplication">
   <modules>
      <clear />
      <add name="DefaultDocument" />
      <add name="DirectoryBrowse" />
      <add name="Handlers" />
   </modules>
</location>

The following code examples enable a managed module provider named ContosoProvider to the global location level in the Administration.config file.

using System;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.Web.Administration;

internal static class Sample
{
   private static void Main()
   {
      using (ServerManager serverManager = new ServerManager())
      {
         Configuration config = serverManager.GetAdministrationConfiguration();
         ConfigurationSection modulesSection = config.GetSection("modules");

         ConfigurationElementCollection modulesCollection = modulesSection.GetCollection();
         ConfigurationElement addElement = modulesCollection.CreateElement("add");
         addElement["name"] = @"ContosoProvider";
         modulesCollection.Add(addElement);

         serverManager.CommitChanges();
      }
   }
}

Imports System
Imports System.Text
Imports Microsoft.Web.Administration

Module Sample

   Sub Main()
      Dim serverManager As ServerManager = New ServerManager
      Dim config As Configuration = serverManager.GetAdministrationConfiguration
      Dim modulesSection As ConfigurationSection = config.GetSection("modules")

      Dim modulesCollection As ConfigurationElementCollection = modulesSection.GetCollection
      Dim addElement As ConfigurationElement = modulesCollection.CreateElement("add")
      addElement("name") = "ContosoProvider"
      modulesCollection.Add(addElement)

      serverManager.CommitChanges()
   End Sub

End Module

var adminManager = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.ApplicationHost.WritableAdminManager"); 
adminManager.CommitPath = "MACHINE/WEBROOT"; 
adminManager.SetMetadata("pathMapper", "AdministrationConfig");
var modulesSection = adminManager.GetAdminSection("modules", "MACHINE/WEBROOT"); 

var modulesCollection = modulesSection.Collection;
var addElement = modulesCollection.CreateNewElement("add");
addElement.Properties.Item("name").Value = "ContosoProvider";
modulesCollection.AddElement(addElement);

adminManager.CommitChanges();

Set adminManager = WScript.CreateObject("Microsoft.ApplicationHost.WritableAdminManager")
adminManager.CommitPath = "MACHINE/WEBROOT"
adminManager.SetMetadata "pathMapper", "AdministrationConfig"
Set modulesSection = adminManager.GetAdminSection("modules", "MACHINE/WEBROOT")

Set modulesCollection = modulesSection.Collection
Set addElement = modulesCollection.CreateNewElement("add")
addElement.Properties.Item("name").Value = "ContosoProvider"
modulesCollection.AddElement(addElement)

adminManager.CommitChanges()