Asp.net web api exception only after deploying at IIS : A route named 'HelpPage_Default' is already in the route collection

Question

I\'ve read this question and tried the solutions mentioned there but I\'m getting this exception only after i published the application to IIS of a remote server. In my loca

Answer 1

I had the same issue when deploying application on Local IIS. My publish directory and IIS hosting directory are same. I tried with following steps, it worked for me:

1. Click on Solution >> publish
2. Delete existing file>> settings>> expand file publish options
3. check checkbox Delete all existing files prior to publish is true;
4. check checkbox Precompile during publishing is true.