What are the definite things to do in order to deploy ASP.NET MVC 3 (Razor) app on server

Question

I have created a

• ASP.NET MVC 3 app using .net framework 4

  which is working fine with

• Visual Studio inbuilt Casini Server

.

As I don not have IIS , I am trying to deploy the app on another system having IIS 5.1 and .Net framewrok 4.0 client profile .

I am able to see the directory listing but the moment I type the controller path it's not working. What am I missing?

Could this be due to framework client profile
or Web.confif File
Or due to folder permission (Though I tried giving all the permission to everone)

Do I need to Install ASP.NET framewrok on Server for running razor app

Answer 1

ASP.Net MVC requires the full .NET profile. The client profile won't be sufficient.

NET4 Client Profile:
Always target NET4 Client Profile for all your client desktop applications (including Windows Forms and WPF apps).

NET4 Full framework: Target NET4 Full only if the features or assemblies that your app need are not included in the Client Profile. This includes:

• If you are building Server apps. Such as:
  o ASP.Net apps
  o Server-side ASMX based web services
• If you use legacy client scenarios. Such as:
  o Use System.Data.OracleClient.dll which is deprecated in NET4 and not included in the Client Profile.
  o Use legacy Windows Workflow Foundation 3.0 or 3.5 (WF3.0 , WF3.5)
• If you targeting developer scenarios and need tool such as MSBuild or need access to design assemblies such as System.Design.dll

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