ASP.NET MVC 5 And Web API 2 .NET requirement

Question

My host provider only supports .NET 4. Is it possible to run MVC 5 and Web API 2 in .NET 4 machine?

Answer 1

Short Answer: No, you need .NET 4.5

Only if you add the dependencies:

• Razor v3.0+
• ASP.NET WebPages v3.0+

Answer 2

No, ASP.NET Web API 2 requires .NET 4.5: http://forums.asp.net/t/1937143.aspx?Is+ASP+NET+MVC+5+and+Web+API+2+0+supported+on+NET+4+0+and+IIS6+ (scroll at the very bottom)