Clearscript files cannot be found on host

Question

Like a lot of others I\'m receiving the following error when deploying my ASP.Net MVC application:

Cannot load V8 interface assembly; verify that the

Answer 1

If you're deploying on Windows Server 2012 with IIS role, there are two things you should do to get ClearScriptV8 running:

1. As @no1sprite pointed out:

you have to install on the hosting server the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 or above: http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=30679

2. Make sure you place ClearScript.dll in website's bin\ folder, and ClearScriptV8-64.dll and v8-x64.dll into bin\ClearScript.V8.

Optional, for 32-bit applications/platforms:

3. If you use 32-bit platform, place ClearScriptV8-32.dll and v8-ia32.dll in website's bin\ClearScript.V8\ folder. Also, In IIS Manager, right-click on site's Application pool and select "Advanced settings...". Set property "Enable 32-bit applications" to true.