i just published my project to my host on Arvixe and get this error (Works fine local):
Server Error in '/' Application.
Directory does not exist.
Parameter name: directoryVirtualPath
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: System.ArgumentException: Directory does not exist.
Parameter name: directoryVirtualPath
Source Error:
An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
Stack Trace:
[ArgumentException: Directory does not exist.
Parameter name: directoryVirtualPath]
System.Web.Optimization.Bundle.IncludeDirectory(String directoryVirtualPath, String searchPattern, Boolean searchSubdirectories) +357
System.Web.Optimization.Bundle.Include(String[] virtualPaths) +287
IconBench.BundleConfig.RegisterBundles(BundleCollection bundles) +75
IconBench.MvcApplication.Application_Start() +128
[HttpException (0x80004005): Directory does not exist.
Parameter name: directoryVirtualPath]
System.Web.HttpApplicationFactory.EnsureAppStartCalledForIntegratedMode(HttpContext context, HttpApplication app) +9160125
System.Web.HttpApplication.RegisterEventSubscriptionsWithIIS(IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context, MethodInfo[] handlers) +131
System.Web.HttpApplication.InitSpecial(HttpApplicationState state, MethodInfo[] handlers, IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context) +194
System.Web.HttpApplicationFactory.GetSpecialApplicationInstance(IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context) +339
System.Web.Hosting.PipelineRuntime.InitializeApplication(IntPtr appContext) +253
[HttpException (0x80004005): Directory does not exist.
Parameter name: directoryVirtualPath]
System.Web.HttpRuntime.FirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +9079228
System.Web.HttpRuntime.EnsureFirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +97
System.Web.HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationPrivate(IIS7WorkerRequest wr, HttpContext context) +256
Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.0.30319.237
What does it mean ?
I had the same problem and found out that I had some bundles that pointed to non-exisiting files using {version} and * wildcards such as
bundles.Add(new ScriptBundle("~/bundles/jquery").Include(
"~/Scripts/jquery-{version}.js"));
I removed all of those and the error went away.