Application_Start works fine on workstation, is not called when deployed

Question

I have an application that works great on my development workstation but fails when the application is deployed to the live environment. It seems that Application_Start is not being called in the live environment.

Answer 1

I was having the exact same issue and was able to fix it by removing the PrecompiledApp.config file that was in the root directory of the web site on our test server. I'm guessing that file was a holdover from when the project was a Web Site project. I recently converted it over to a Web App project. So if you are building a Web App project, make sure you DON'T have a PrecompiledApp.config file on your target server.

Answer 2

Deleting the PrecompiledApp.config file fixed it for me too. Thanks!

Gary Davis