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Server Error in Application "WEBSITEPANEL ENTERPRISE SERVER". Why?
When creating a website or making changes to it, you may start to receive -

Server Error in Application "WEBSITEPANEL ENTERPRISE SERVER" This error outlines an issue with one of the following -
  1. You removed the wwwroot the website was pointing at. (each website in WebsitePanel is under domain.com/wwwroot ). So, if you remove either wwwroot or domain.com, you'll need to recreate that structure.
  2. The web.config you are using is malformed. To check this, simply move the web.config to outside of the wwwroot or remove it. If that was the cause then the websitepanel website properties will show up fine. You can do this using the file manager.
  3. The permissions on the wwwroot or the files within (mainly web.config) are not correct. For this Go to the file manager, and click on the lock box beside wwwroot of the domain name in question and set it to have read and write for the domain.com user in question.
  4. In some cases, if you have your files uploaded prior to creating the website, So delete all files, recreate the site
Tips:
As a best practice, always make sure that the folder domain.com does not exist inside your root before creating a website for domain.com. This way, the process does not fail due to malformed web.config or improper permissions on the folders.