c# - Execute code when starting an ASP.NET MVC 4 Application

Question

I want when my application starts, to execute some code

   if (!WebMatrix.WebData.WebSecurity.Initialized){
           WebMatrix.WebData.WebSecurity.InitializeDatabaseConnection("DefaultConnection", "UserProfile", "UserId", "UserName", autoCreateTables: true);

There is a folder App_start at the project, but I didn't find any file that I can add this code. Do you know if there is a specific file that has this purpose?

Answer 1

Put your code in static method inside a class.

public static class SomeStartupClass
{
    public static void Init()
    {
        // whatever code you need
    }
}

Save that in App_Start. Now add it to Global.asax, along with the other code MVC initialises here:

protected void Application_Start()
{
    AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas();

    WebApiConfig.Register(GlobalConfiguration.Configuration);
    FilterConfig.RegisterGlobalFilters(GlobalFilters.Filters);
    RouteConfig.RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);
    BundleConfig.RegisterBundles(BundleTable.Bundles);
    AuthConfig.RegisterAuth();

    SomeStartupClass.Init();
}

Now your startup code is separated nicely.