Want to use index.html from mvc

Question

When I loaded up my new website I have some of it using MVC and the other half using static pages.

The first page should be index.html

However when I go to http://domain, it goes directly in to the MVC controller.

It does not go to index.html, even though I have IIS pointing to this page, it might be due to the fact that I am using wild cards from within IIS, as detailed in my blog http://www.bryanavery.co.uk/post/2009/07/02/Deploying-MVC-on-IIS-6.aspx

But I need the first page to go to index.html when I select http://domain

Any ideas?

See [this solution](http://stackoverflow.com/a/6560266/56286 "this solution") provided for a similar question. — Fabrice, Jul 10 '12 at 16:04

Paul · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-11T16:31:55.353

11

You could direct the path to a controller action and return the file like this:

public ActionResult Index()
{
    return File("index.html", "text/html");
}

edited Oct 11 '13 at 16:31

answered Nov 11 '09 at 13:12

Paul

This causes IE8 to go in to download – Coppermill Nov 12 '09 at 10:59
Nope, still getting file download :-( – Coppermill Nov 12 '09 at 11:43
public ActionResult Index() { return File("index.html", "test/html"); } working :-) – Coppermill Nov 12 '09 at 11:46

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 11 '09 at 14:21

1

Tell the routing engine to ignore index.html:

routes.IgnoreRoute("index.html");

answered Nov 11 '09 at 14:21

PatrickSteele

Zax · Answer 3 · 2013-11-04T10:20:30.920

1

    public ActionResult Index()
    {
        return new RedirectResult("index.html",true);
    }

This work for me.

edited Nov 04 '13 at 10:20

answered Nov 04 '13 at 10:02

Zax

3 Answers3