asp.net check if using local host

Question

I would like to know how to check if i am using my localhost, or on the live server.

Basically i would like to have...

if (using localhost)
{
  Do Stuff...
}
else
{
   Do this instead...
}

How would i go about doing this? I have searched around but cant find anything. I would like to do this as i have different settings for the live and the dev servers. And i would like a way to automatically check to see what i am using, and then use certain settings.

Thanks in advance.

Though @COLDTOLD's answer is quite sufficient (+1'd), if you are dealing with static settings that are stored in your config, you may be interested to know that there is something referred to as config transformations. Essentially you have a single config file, and depending on your deployment, various settings in your config can be automatically replaced with its respective information. Here's a [How To](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd465318(v=vs.100).aspx) on the topic. A very common use would be to replace database connection information. — Jeremy, Sep 17 '12 at 16:15
That look like an interesting solution, i will look into it more :D — thatuxguy, Sep 17 '12 at 16:42

score 17 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 17 '12 at 16:08

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you can try doing something like this

HttpApplication http = new HttpApplication();
if (http.Request.IsLocal)

answered Sep 17 '12 at 16:08

COLD TOLD

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perfect, just what i was after – thatuxguy Sep 17 '12 at 16:09
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Awesome, also in MVC just using Request.IsLocal on Razor page works. – sobelito Aug 03 '16 at 19:22

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 08 '13 at 20:01

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if(HttpContext.Current.Request.IsLocal)
{
}

answered Oct 08 '13 at 20:01

Alex Z

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Word of warning: this can't be used in `Application_Start()`. See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2518057/request-is-not-available-in-this-context – Alexander May 25 '16 at 16:57

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 17 '12 at 16:11

Depending on whether you really need the check to be about the location, or about the build type, you might be interested in decorating the code with DEBUG checks.

See the following link.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/4y6tbswk(v=vs.100).aspx

#if DEBUG
 // Do stuff
#else
 // Do other stuff
#endif

asp.net check if using local host

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