custom errors on the server in asp.net mvc5

Question

I have got a problem with my application in asp.net mvc 5. I try to create custom error views. I create it by sites: first site, second site

when application is running like local site, everything works fine, but when i deploy it on the server, custom error pages dont work.

In web config my code looks like:

<customErrors mode="On" redirectMode="ResponseRewrite" defaultRedirect="~/ErrorPages/Error500.cshtml" >
 <error statusCode="500" redirect="~/ErrorPages/Error500.cshtml"/>
 <error statusCode="404" redirect="~/ErrorPages/Error404.cshtml"/>
</customErrors>

...

<httpErrors errorMode="Custom" existingResponse="Replace">
 <remove statusCode="500"/>
 <error statusCode="500" path="/ErrorPages/Error/Error500" responseMode="ExecuteURL"/>
 <remove statusCode="404"/>
 <error statusCode="404" path="/ErrorPages/Error/Error404" responseMode="ExecuteURL"/>
</httpErrors>

Error Controller:

public ActionResult Error500()
 {
 Response.StatusCode = 500;
 return View();
 }
 public ActionResult Error404()
 {
 Response.StatusCode = 404;
 return View();
 }

and view:

@{
 ViewBag.Title = "Error404";
}

Someone knows what is wrong?

• ediblecode: Shouldn't it be path="/ErrorPages/Error500"
• Jerzy Gawor: Area - ErrorPages, Controller - Error, Action - Error500
• Manraj: add @Response.StatusCode=404 in view

Answer 1

I'm quite sure the reason it's not working when you're deploying is because you're running different IIS versions.

Have a look at Marco's answer in this thread. I can't explain it better: ASP.NET MVC 404 Error Handling

• Jerzy Gawor: Thanks, for your response. Working fine