When I use the "publish web site" feature in visual studio 2008, it automatically places a app_offline.htm on the web server while it is pushing the files up. If you navigate to http://MyWebSite.com/somepage.aspx you will see the application offline page, which is good.
However if you navigate to http://MyWebSite.com you will get a directory listing denied error message.
Is there any way to correct this behavior?
What is the default document? If the default document is a .htm(l) file, which won't pass through the .NET ISAPI (If you are using IIS 6 or less or on 7+ in classic mode), then .NET won't have the chance to intercept the request and display the offline page.
Since it is not placing any web.config there to allow viewing pages it will give that error. You can set a default page in IIS though.
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I am working on an ASP.NET website. I am trying to deploy the website on Windows 2003 server, IIS 6. The website works fine when I run using Visual studio 2010. but I am not able to deploy on IIS 6 and access the website login page.
I published the website and created a new Virtual directory in IIS 6 pointing to the precompiled website folder under c:\Inetpub\wwwroot\App-name folder.
I get the below error message when i try to access the website login page.
The XML page cannot be displayed
Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet. Please correct the error and then click the Refresh button, or try again later.
A name was started with an invalid character. Error processing resource
'http://myappservr.com/app-name/Login.aspx'. Line 1, Po...
<%# page language="C#" autoeventwireup="true" inherits="Login, App_Web_rmgltjnq" %>
-^
In IIS, under ASP.NET tab, I selected the ASP.NET version as v2.0. In IIS, under Web service extensions folder ASP.NET 2.0 is allowed.
Why the does the browser show the message is The XML page cannot be displayed Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet when I access the aspx page from the IIS?
Please let me know how to fix this issue when access the website from IIS 6.0
Thanks
Ashok
The error you are receiving means that IIS is not processing the asp.net pages at all. It is simply displaying the HTML directly to the browser. The error you are getting is the same one you would receive if you opened the .aspx page directly in the browser from the file system.
Steps to make sure
the .net framework is actually installed on the server.
if it is, make sure it is enabled to be served. MS disabled many application development features by default to avoid servers becoming a potential viral attack vector.
Go to the Server Manager on the server
Select the Web Server (IIS) Role to show the details under the Role Services list ensure that the Web Server | Application Development | ASP.Net and .Net Extensibility nodes are Installed.
If not, select the Add Role Services options to add those and any other Application Development eatures you need.
If correct, you may need to run aspnet_regiis to update the mappings. Usually the -i or -ir options are most commonly selected.
Windows 7 Ultimate
IIS7
At first I enabled all settings in IIS, the default page of IIS could be viewed but when I tried to view pages in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\MyWeb, I used to get a 404 error.
Then I tried:
ASP
ISAPI extensions
Request filtering
It didn't show me the default IIS page even. Then I tried:
ASP
ASP.NET
ISAPI Extensions
Default document
Static content
Request filtering
It showed me the default page but when I tried to view files in the directory, Chrome said that the link appears to be broken. At present my settings are:
IIS management console
.net extensibility
asp
asp.net
cgi
isapi extensions
isapi filters
server-side includes
default document
static content
request filtering
Still, I am getting the "link broken" message.
Oh, and I am using Dreamweaver CS5 and when I preview the ASP page from Dreamweaver it asks me if I would like to specify a testing server. I choose No as I am new to this and not aware of how to specify a server. Is that the problem?
This is the official site for your problem:
http://www.iis.net/learn/application-frameworks/running-classic-asp-applications-on-iis-7-and-iis-8
The first entry is probably what you need.
I recently set up ASP on IIS8 by simply installing the server features you listed first (ASP and ISAPI Extensions). Maybe you have another problem, like a wrongly setup website in IIS. You could enter a simple default.asp or maybe you should try a iisreset and check that some static file is available where you expect the asp files to work.
I have website in VS2008. Created the Virtual directory in IIS 5.1. When I try and run the site to debug from Visual Studio I keep on getting:
Your Web service is now running.
You do not currently have a default Web page established for your users. Any users attempting to connect to your Web site from another machine are currently receiving an Under Construction page. Your Web server lists the following files as possible default Web pages: default.htm,default.asp,index.htm,iisstart.asp. Currently, only iisstart.asp exists.
To add documents to your default Web site, save files in c:\inetpub\wwwroot.
I have no idea why this is happening.
Can anyone help me?
If I understand correctly, it may be as simple as this:
In Solution Explorer, right-click on the page you want to be the default page and click "Set as Start Page".
I am having a problem setting up a website under IIS 7. I have created an application and the application pool for the application. Application pool is using .Net Framework 4.0 as my .net app is written in .Net Framework 4.0. Application pool is set to use classic Pipeline Mode. MIME Types have been automatically added to .asp & .aspx.
When I run the website windows explorer is showing me "View Downloads" and trying to download "application name localhost" when it downloads the file I notice that its the html of my default.aspx. I have checked Default Document and it contains Default.aspx.
If I remove .asp & .aspx MIME Types then I get an error: HTTP Error 404.17 - Not Found The requested content appears to be script and will not be served by the static file handler.
I have seen this problem many times. IIS is not serving aspx pages and most likely is not running for the entire server or that site.
For the entire server: Check to see if iis world wide web service is running.
For the site alone: Hit run inside IIS.
You can easily know if IIS is running properly by going to IIS and hit the browse option from inside a web site.
With the data you have put these are the things I would try in order if I were you:
Check in Server Manager/ Features if ASP.NET is installed (ServerManager/Roles/Web Server(IIS) look for ASP.NET
Check IIS Manager if everything is ok by:
Try to browse a test.html file to see if you are able to browse normal
Check Basic settings by clicking Test Settings
Check Handler Mappings to see if aspx is there.
Try to browse a sample test.aspx page with test data.
Check Application pool settings.
Reinstall Framework 4.0
Reboot machine ( a classical)
If you gave us more info and/or the ouput of my proposed tests maybe can help more. Good Luck :)
I had the 404.17 error happening on a server today. As you and cad mentioned, I checked the framework of the Application Pool that my site was using to make sure it was set to ASP.Net 4.0, and it was. What happened in my case is that my site was not using the application pool that I thought it was. My site was nested under another site, meaning my site pointed to a subfolder but another site was pointing to the root folder. Even though I had my site set to use the ASP.Net 4.0 Application Pool, the root site used a different Pool that had ASP.Net turned off, it was set to "No managed code". When I set the framework to 4.0 for the Pool the parent site was using, then my site started working.
In my case the solution was fixing the Handler mappings as explained here: http://forums.iis.net/post/1943489.aspx
IIS Manager->high-light you web site->click Handler Mappings icon on
the home pane->click Revert to Parent...
on the right Actions pane
I am new to IIS and it is annoying the hell out of me!
I have an asp.NET website that runs beautifully on visual studio 2010, so what i do, is publish the website, put the published website folder in the inetpub/wwwroot folder, connect all the dots, then in my browser i type in http://localhost:8080/A3Media/ and it brings up my index.html page. So the IIS is working correctly because it happily displays .html files. but when i try and access a .aspx file in my website. I get i weird 404 error saying the document doesnt exist. When it obviously does exist because... I checked... multiple times!
So i deducted that my IIS doesnt like .aspx files or anything to do with asp.NET.
So i make sure that i have all the asp.net modules installed by following the usual "windows features" and making sure the asp.net folder is ticked and installed, along with all the depending asp.net folders.
and my website still doesnt work.
have i missed something?
i have no idea:(
One of two options spring to mind.
Have you registered ASP.NET? aspnet_regiis.exe -i Link
cmd -> cd C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319> aspnet_regiis.exe -i
In IIS manager - Request Filtering - Is .aspx denied?
Make sure you convert your "A3Media" directory into ASP.NET Application via IIS Manager, please see Deploying ASP.NET Websites on IIS 7.0 for more details.