ASP.NET 4.0 URL Routing HTTP Error 404.0 - Not Found

Question

I have implemented URL routing in ASP.NET 4.0 using following route.

routes.MapPageRoute(
   "NewsDetails",               // Route name
   "news/{i}/{*n}",  // Route URL
   "~/newsdetails.aspx"      // Web page to handle route
    );

which gives me url like

http://www.mysie.com/news/1/this-is-test-news

and this is working in my localhost fine.

But when I uploaded it on the server it gives ...

Server Error

404 - File or directory not found.
The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, 
or is temporarily unavailable.

If I try http://www.mysie.com/news/1/this-is-test-news.aspx then it displays page.

Has anyone have same problem?

How can i set URL http://www.mysie.com/news/1/this-is-test-news to work on windows server 2008 ?

Answer 1

To enable default ASP.Net 4.0 routing with IIS 7.5:

1. Make sure that you have installed the HTTP Redirection feature It can be done -> Control Panel -> Progams -> Turn off windows features -> World wide web Services -> Common HTTP Features -> HTTP Redirection
2. Modify your web.config with the code below

 

<system.webServer>   
    <modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true">    
        <remove name="UrlRoutingModule"/>
        <add name="UrlRoutingModule" 
             type="System.Web.Routing.UrlRoutingModule, System.Web, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
    </modules>
    <handlers>
        <add name="UrlRoutingHandler" 
             preCondition="integratedMode" 
             verb="*" 
             path="UrlRouting.axd" 
             type="System.Web.HttpForbiddenHandler, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a"/>
    </handlers>
</system.webServer>

3. Create Routes in your global.asax file

Note: You have to set Application Pool to Asp.net 4.0 application pool , as routing is not working with Asp.net 4.0 Classic Application pool.

Hope this will help.