Maybe helpful http://aspalliance.com/226_Recycling_AppDomains http://weblogs.asp.net/owscott/default.aspx?PageIndex=2
On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 7:23 PM, Prasanna <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I am using ASP.NET <http://asp.net/> 3.5. In my Application_Start event > handler, I am > running an expensive database query to cache data once per lifetime of > the app domain. I notice that the app domain seems to recycle itself > without any configuration changes every 1/2 hour or so. ie. When a new > request comes in, after 1/2 hour, Application_Start is called again > and the expensive reinitialization of data is done all over again, > slowing down the request. > > I understand this sort f auto-recycling of app domains is new to .NET > 3.5. Can someone tell me how I can go back to the default behavior of > ASP.NET <http://asp.net/> app domians which is recycle the app domain only > when the > config file or the assembly itself changes? Is there a setting in the > machine.config file? Also, if you can point me to MSDN documentation > on this new bahavior, that would be much appreciated. > > Thanks. >
