How do I get an ASP.Net MVC application running on my host?

Question

Is there something special you usually have to do? I have a DailyRazor .Net Starter account, but it won't run my MVC app. Any ideas?

I have contacted support but they said it should work, but it's not... Thought maybe someone here could help me faster.

Answer 1

I've been through this with Gearhost.

Your host needs to install the following on your IIS server:

• ASP.NET 3.5 SP1
• ASP.NET MVC 1.0

They need to enable the following settings:

If it's running IIS 6 on Windows 2003:

• Enable Wildcard Mappings: (1), (2)

If it's running IIS 7 on Windows 2008, then you don't need to do anything.

Edit:

Regarding your Linq error; that means they probably don't have the correct version of the .NET Framework installed. I'd open a ticket and ask them. If they seem unwilling to help or to upgrade your server, there are plenty of hosts that will, and I can make recommendations if you'd like.

Answer 2

It sounds like the host does not have the latest version of the .net framework installed (3.5) , or if they do, your web application is perhaps set up to use an older version of asp.net.

Also, if they happen to be running on IIS6, there are a few extra steps they may have to do:
http://haacked.com/archive/2008/11/26/asp.net-mvc-on-iis-6-walkthrough.aspx