ASP.NET MVC and .NET 3.5 SP1 on Windows Server 2003 and IIS

Question

I am writing a website for a client who says their servers run the following: "Windows 2003 with the latest IIS". What do I need to do to get them ready for hosting my ASP.NET MVC website built with .NET 3.5SP1?

Answer 1

Just have them install .Net 3.5 SP1 redist.

EDIT They will of coarse have to create the virtual directory for your web app, create an application on that directory, give proper permissions, and possibly manually set the ASP.Net to the v2.0.

Answer 2

If you want to bin-deploy MVC, just install .NET 3.5 SP1. If you want to get MVC installed in the GAC, they should install the MVC beta as well.

Answer 3

You'll probably also run into an issue with IIS6 on Win2k3. Phil Haack posts an excellent walkthrough on his blog Asp.Net MVC on IIS 6 Walkthrough.

You'll also need the following prereqs:

• .Net 3.5 SP1
• Asp.Net MVC Beta

Answer 4

Create a Web Setup project and add .net 3.5 as a prerequisite. The installer asks what virtual directory to install to.

Answer 5

Windows 2003 with the latest IIS? Well,this isn't really possible since you can't run IIS7 on Windows Server 2003. You'll need to upgrade to Windows Server 2008 in order to run the latest IIS.

That said, if you are running IIS6, you have to jump through some hoops. There are a couple of best practices (Url file extensions or wild card application maps) which Phil Haack has well documented which will help to get your application running correctly.

Answer 6

MY question is that ,i created a mailing web site on ASP.net c# 2008 and to make server on windows 2003 ,so how i can make connectivity with windows server 2003 to ASP.net visual studio c# 2008 , actually this web site is only for LAN ,so iwant to now the step to connect the website to the windows 2003

Answer 7

Problem you are facing is very old and there is no good solution, but I have invented an ugly one http://www.codeproject.com/KB/aspnet/iis-aspnet-url-rewriting.aspx