Moved my ASP.NET website to IIS 8 on windows server 2012... services missing: .svc files are viewable, but their methods give a 404

Question

I moved from IIS 6 on windows server 2003.

I can browse to the .svc files. I get a nice standard "This is a Windows© Communication Foundation service" page if I go to http://example.com/Service.svc in a browser.

But I can't browse to any of the methods - I get a 404 error if I go to http://example.com/Service.svc/Method?parameter=xyz in a browser.

Has anyone seen anything like this? Any ideas or suggestions?

I thought I might have a similar problem to this question: WCF on IIS8; *.svc handler mapping doesn't work

But the symptoms are different (looks like they can't see .svc files at all) and none of the solutions work (I have Http Activation for WCF features installed, etc).

Answer 1

Please check if your IIS has svc handler added.

WCF services don’t run on IIS 8 with the default configuration, because the webserver doesn’t know, how to handle incoming requests targeting .svc files. You can teach it in two steps:

1. Add a new MIME type:

Extension: .svc MIME type: application/octet-stream

2. Add a new Managed HTTP Handler:

   Request path: *.svc Type: System.ServiceModel.Activation.HttpHandler Name: svc-Integrated

Refresh your website/web application

References:

http://gyorgybalassy.wordpress.com/2012/09/24/publishing-a-wcf-service-on-iis8/

http://proq.blogspot.hk/2012/09/wcf-on-iis-and-windows-8.html

http://forums.iis.net/t/1200413.aspx?+svc+missing+can+t+find+Module+to+load+within+Handler+Mapping+IIS+8+0