ASP.NET MVC and IIS 5 - asp.net-mvc

What is the best way to get hosting of an ASP.NET MVC application to work on IIS 5 (6 or 7). When I tried to publish my ASP.NET MVC application, all I seemed to get is 404 errors. I've done a bit of googleing and have found a couple of solutions, but neither seem super elegant, and I worry if they will be unusable once I come to use a shared hosting environment for the application.
Solution 1
Right-click your application virtual directory on inetmgr.exe.
Properties->Virtual Directory Tab-> Configuration.
Add a new mapping extension. The extension should be .*, which will be
mapped to the Executable
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_isapi.dll,
or the appropriate location on your
computer (you can simply copy this
from the mapping for .aspx files). On
the mapping uncheck "check that file
exists".
3 X OK and you're good to go.
If you want, you can apply this setting to all your web sites. In
step1, click on the "Default Web Site"
node instead of your own virtual
directory, and in step 2 go to the
"Home Directory" tab. The rest is the
same.
It seems a tad hacky to route everything through ASP.NET.
Solutions 2
Edit the MVC routing to contain .mvc in the URL and then follow the steps in solution 1 based around this extension. Edit: The original image link was lost, but here it is from Google's Cache:

Answer is here
If *.mvc extension is not registered
to the hosting , it will give 404
exception. The working way of hosting
MVC apps in that case is to modify
global.asax routing caluse in the
following way.
routes.Add(new
Route("{controller}.mvc.aspx/{action}",
new MvcRouteHandler()) {
Defaults = new RouteValueDictionary (new{ controller
= "YourController"} ) });
In this way all your controller
request will end up in *.mvc.aspx,
which is recognized by your hosting.
And as the MVC dlls are copied into
your local bin , no special setttings
need to be done for it.

I think either way you'll have to do Solution 1.
Consider the HTTP Request pipeline.
A request comes into IIS.
IIS checks port/host header to see if it has a web site set up to capture requests for that host header/port.
IIS investigates the file extension of the request (.php, .asp, .aspx) and hands it off to an ISAPI that can handle that type of request.
Only at this point does ASP.NET (or a PHP runtime) kick in. If IIS does't have that mapping then it'll never hand off the request to the ASP.NET runtime and the request will never reach your code. That's why you need that glob (*) mapping to the ASP.NET ISAPI.
ASP.NET MVC framework urls often end with no file extension at all. If you want these requests to get handled by ASP.NET (or some other runtime) you have to map all requests regardless of the file extension to that ISAPI (ie. aspnet_isapi.dll).
This is often also done for HttpHandlers that need to serve off media like .jpg, .gif. For the handler to be hit it needs to get mapped to your code even though .jpg isn't a "normal" ASP.NET file extension.
HTH,
Tyler

Run:
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_isapi.dll -i
This will reset IIS registry settings for aspnet user.
Create the virtual directory:
1. Right click on the directory you want to convert
select Properties
under Directory, select Create.
under Configuration, select Add.
for Executable insert:
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_isapi.dll
for Extension insert: .*
uncheck “Check that file exists”
under Documents add entry point file, ie: Default.htm, index.htm, Global.asax
under Directory Settings
select Edit...
select Anonymous access
uncheck Allow IIS to control password
uncheck Basic authentication
uncheck Integrated Windows authentication
under ASP.NET, make sure version = v4.0.30319
TAKE NOTE of User Name ie: IUSR_AVSJ82S
Set sharing permission of physical directory:
In windows explorer, go to the physical directory that was converted to a virtual directory.
Right click the directory name
select properties
under security tab, select Add
enter the IIS User name ie: IUSR_AVSJ82S click check name.
click OK
set permissions to Read and Write.

FYI:On server 2003 (developing an app that had to connect to the RPS), it didnt' allow me to add the extension .*, I used the alternate solution modifying the route clause, and that
worked.

Have you tried adding .aspx to the end of the controller name?
It worked for Stack Overflow question Where can I get ASP.NET MVC hosting?.

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I can't display/browser my images in Virtual Directory in IIS

From a remote server with Microsoft Server 2016 where I am admin, I publish my ASP.NET Core MVC web app in Visual Studio 2019 via IIS Server 2016 as a Website called "demo".
dotnet-hosting-3.0.2-win, dot-net-3.0.102 sdk bundler and urlrewrite2 are installed.
The project is just the simplest "Hello" demo, it works.
Then in I add a Virtual Directory to my website in order to display images from a shared folder.
When I create this Directory, I tried both methods:
- "Connect as" / my user log. "Test settings" gives an OK icon.
- "Application user" + Edit Permissions / Security / Edit / Add / IUSR
Once my Directory added, I can see the content of it in Content View panel, 2 images.
I also tried to add the Directory to wwwroot of my website.
I precise that in Features View panel, Directory Browsing is enabled.
I also tried to access my images via code.
This is what I get:
I am pretty new with deployment, still I have read a lot of documentation, but I can't make it work. What did I miss? Is there something to do with a webconfig in IIS?
I am not expert but as per my little understanding of IIS and ASP.NET MVC, please try following.
Click on your "demo" site in iis manager and on the right side, under "actions" pane click browse. And then navigate to your images folder from browser.
Also, you can only see individual files under this directory and not a list of files.
You can access individual file using the spcefic URL, for example http://localhost/images/image1.jpg
If you hit "http://localhost/images" this URL, IIS will try to find a controller or action method by this name.
Lost my problem thanks to this link:
Virtual directory inside of ASP.NET Core app in IIS
The big picture I get is Net Core is just not designed by default for IIS/Virtual Directory, but you can get your stuff by modifying the applicationHost.config of IIS manager.
Supposing your Virtual Directory is called "bilder" in the website "democore", you would write this at the end of your applicationHost.config:
Hope it will help.

How to publish ASP.NET MVC on IIS server

I am struggling with trying to publish a site.
I have made a basic web site with ASP.NET MVC and I now want to host it on a pc.
I have opened ISI manager and added a new site. I set the default directly to the directly where the files for the site are stored but when i navigate to the pc I don't get my site. I get an IIS server error in application error.
What steps do i need to do to get the a basic site to run on the server.
First, you need to have installed iis, this is done you have to register the asp.net framework, for this you need to run a command line.
Go to cmd and type:
aspnet_regiis -i
Done so please enter
http:// localhost/AplicationName
If you get an error, then you should really post that error with your question. However, since the most common problem in the scenario you describe is permissions, I'm going to assume that that is your problem.
Unless you're going to put your code in a directory owned by IIS (such as "inetpub"), then you need to give the IIS user or group rights to the directory your code is in. You can do this by right-clicking the directory in Windows Explorer, and choosing "Properties". Then click the "Security" tab. Use the "Edit..." button to add the IIS user or group. It should be named something along the lines of "IIS_*". You'll need to grant full control, so just like any other publicly available directory (including "inetpub"), you should ensure that there's nothing secure or compromising in that directory.

Issue hosting ASP.NET MVC 4 application using IIS 7.5 after creating virtual directory - Script files are not working

I have an ASP.NET MVC 4 application that I am trying to host in IIS 7.5. I tried creating a virtual directory using "Use Local IIS Web server" option in Project properties and have set the Anonymous Authentication and Windows Authentication set in IIS.
When I run the application, it opens in the browser with the url, "http://localhost\ApplicationName" and I am able to view only the tab names I have created. When I right click and view the page source, I have my scripts listed and the body defined with divs and tables. When I click the tab names, nothing happens.
In the view page source, when I click any script, it throws an error,
HTTP Error 404.0 - Not Found
The resource you are looking for has been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
Detailed Error Information
Module IIS Web Core
Notification MapRequestHandler
Handler StaticFile
Error Code 0x80070002
Requested URL http://localhost:80/Scripts/Script.js
Physical Path C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Scripts\Script.js
Logon Method Anonymous
Logon User Anonymous
In IIS, I have enabled Anonymous, ASP.NET Impersonation and Windows Authentication.
Also, When I look at the Advanced settings for the directory, it shows the physical path in C\Users........ but in the Detailed Description, it shows the Physical Path as "C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Scripts\Script.js".
Am I giving the path wrong? or should I place the project files in "C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Scripts\Script.js"?
Please help. I have been struggling with this for a while now and it's driving me crazy.
Are you using URL Bundles or are you manually hard coding .JS paths in your front-end code? Are you seeing good/expected behavior when you run the site in debug mode within Visual Studio? I would try and gather some hints with those considerations and perhaps furnish some more information...

Best practices for deploying an MVC application on IIS7

I'm not a web admin, and I'm new to IIS. So, I'm looking for advice.
My MVC application (e.g. fooapp) is the default application for my site (e.g. foo.bar). I used IIS Manager to add the site to IIS7. When I import the application, IIS Manager wants to put it in it's own directory (/foo), and tells me I shouldn't put it in the base (site) directory. This means that to get to my default MVC view, I have to enter the URL http://foo.bar/fooapp/. Needless to say, I want to get there via http://foo.bar/
I see 2 possible solutions:
Add a default page to the site directory that redirects to the MVC app.
Ignore the IIS admonition and load the app into the site directory.
My IIS7 knowledge is limited. I have played around with some options (such as HTTP Redirect). Since nothing changed, I obviously don't understand what I'm doing.
Anyway, if there are some considered "best practices" and/or other suggestions, please let me know.
Tbh, I'm not sure why the IIS manager is trying to convince you to add it as a sub app.. Maybe you just didn't do it right >_>
I've got a couple servers running with IIS7/7.5 and they have apps running in the root of the website.. No problem there :)
You might want to create a new website in IIS (right click on websites, choose "Add Web Site"), point the "Physical Path" directly to the folder your website's stored in, and set the Host name to whatever host you use (foo.bar ? :) )
This should work just fine )
In terms of deployment, if you use VS2010 I'd really recomment looking at Web Deploy.. It's a new addon written for IIS7, and allows one-click publish to IIS directly from VS2010. I'm using it on my site and it works flawlessly :)
Check out Scott Hansellman's talk about it, or check it out in the IIS website

Page Not Found error in ASP.NET MVC application on live server

I wrote a simple file upload application using ASP.NET MVC. I tested it successfully on my development machine, but when I attempt to use it on my live server any action I try results in a Page Not Found page.
With my hosting provider (reliablesite.net), I needed to specifically upload the System.Web.Mvc dll to my bin folder, so it is possible I am missing an assembly or something...but I should be getting a hard error like this one if that is the case:
link to live site, try clicking the about or the upload etc to see what I am talking about.
Thanks!
This is happening because of the IIS setting "Check if file exists" for the web project.
What I had to do for one of my web projects was create a new extension for my web app. So I go to INETMGR > WebApp > Properties > Directory Tab > Configuration Button > Mappings Tab > Add Button and set the Executable to aspnet_isapi.dll, set Extension to ".*" and un-check "Check that file exists".
It looks like an IIS configuration issue. Extensionless routing's possible, but it can be a bit of pain to get running.
Phil Haack has an article on getting MVC apps running on IIS 6 here - I don't know how much access you'll have to the IIS console if it's a shared environment, so it may or may not be useful.

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