Syntax Error in Angular App: Unexpected token <
I have an Angular app which runs perfectly in my local and production environment.. After a tiny change I made, I ran the app locally and it works fine.. Then I built the project and copied the dist folder to the web server. The problem is when I try to access to the app I get the following error in the Chrome Inspector:
Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token < inline.1a152b6….bundle.js:1
Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token < polyfills.1553fdd….bundle.js:1
Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token < vendor.94d0113….bundle.js:1
Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token < main.d6f56a1….bundle.js:1
So, it seems like it is a misplaced character but in my local environment the app works fine I don't get any warning or error message on the console..
Answer
This is most likely the result of a 404 page or a redirect to a page that serves regular html instead of the expected JavaScript files.
(A HTML page starts with <html> or a <!DOCTYPE...>)
Make sure that you have correctly uploaded the files and access the page correctly. You can verify by manually accessing the URL with the browser or look into the network tab of your browser development tools to inspect the response.