Install MVC website on IIS7

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I use VisualStudio to build a C#-MVC3 Website and it works great.

I need to install the website on a different computer to check it. The computer has IIS7.

I tried to install (my first time... I don't really know IIS), and when I browse the site (localhost/mySite) I can see all the directories (controllers, views...) but I can't see the site itself.

I can see a specific file (like localhost/mySite/Content/img.jpg) but I can't see the site with the controllers (localhost/mySite, or localhost/mySite/Home)

What to to?

score 16 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

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First, install ASP MVC, then run one of the following depending on your architecture:

32bit (x86) Windows

%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_regiis.exe -ir

64bit (x64) Windows

%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\aspnet_regiis.exe -ir

also check this thread for more info: ASP.NET MVC on IIS 7.5

You could also need to recreate your application/site after these steps.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

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answered Apr 30 '12 at 09:13

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Thanks!! I went to C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319 and ran: aspnet_regiis -i, then: iisreset – TamarG Apr 30 '12 at 10:03
If this doesn't work for you, try not to copy `-ir`, just type them by yourself. I don't know why, maybe I use Chinese version Windows. When I paste `-ir`, it shows some similar but incorrect characters in cmd window. – Mystic Lin May 28 '17 at 15:44

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 22 '17 at 11:05

Extension to @mikus answer (Feb 2017)

I had the exact problem described above with an ASP.NET MVC 4.5 project on my local machine which was showing IIS 403 errors.

The fix which may be of use to others:

1). Follow mikus's answer above (I used the x64 version) in a Command Prompt window. I received a response with an 'unsupported' message, but contained a useful link:

...This option is not supported on this version of the operating system. Administrators should instead install/uninstall ASP.NET 4.5 with IIS8 using the "Turn Windows Features On/Off" dialog, the Server Manager management tool, or the dism.exe command line tool. For more details please see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=216771..."

2). Using the step-by-step instructions given in the link to the Microsoft help page: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=216771. I only had to do steps 7 and 8, which I have detailed below:

- Open 'Turn Windows features on or off' [Windows key then type 'Turn Windows features on or off' and open]
- Scroll down the list and expand 'Internet Information Services'
- Within that expand 'World Wide Web Services'
- Within that expand 'Application Development Features'
- Make sure 'ASP.NET 4.6' (or 3.5 if you require that) is ticked - mine was not.
- Save and close.

3). Your IIS site should now work as expected - it did for me. Hit the site in the browser again to test.

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 30 '12 at 09:08

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Is MVC3 installed? It is the most common cause when publishing MVC sites to another PC

answered Apr 30 '12 at 09:08

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OK, I installed now from here - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4211 but I still don't see the site.. (Please notice that on the other computer we don't have VisualStudio) – TamarG Apr 30 '12 at 09:24

score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 14 '15 at 12:38

Change your App Pool Managed Pipeline Mode to Integrated if you already have default settings for MVC in Global.asax.cs like

public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes)
{
    routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}");

    routes.MapRoute(
        "Default", // Route name
        "{controller}/{action}/{id}", // URL with parameters
        new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional });
}

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