CSS styling not working when running the MVC application through IIS

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I am developing a website inASp.Net MVC 5. I want to test this in local IIS (version 8). But when i run / browse the published site, the CSS styling did not work. in my _layout.cshtml file i did not use bundles, instead i use direct link tags.

<link rel="stylesheet" href="~/assets/plugins/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css">

any help.

Many thanks.

Has the .css file been copied across to the server when publishing? — user3559349
– user3559349, Commented Oct 28, 2014 at 9:18
yes the .css files has been copied in the destination folder. — Mustafa Sattar
– Mustafa Sattar, Commented Oct 28, 2014 at 9:23
what happens when you open the css file directly? Try open it in Chrome for example... — SmartDev
– SmartDev, Commented Oct 28, 2014 at 10:38
i just checked that the css files are present in their respective directories, but Chrome showed me empty file. for example i tried to open jquery.min.css and chrome just showed that there is no js code inside the file. — Mustafa Sattar
– Mustafa Sattar, Commented Oct 28, 2014 at 11:50
I think there is a problem with IIS. I put all the css and js files in assets folder which is present in main solution folder and then i linked each required file directly in my _Layout file as mentioned in above question. is it the problem? if yes then may i have to use default script and content folders and bundling? — Mustafa Sattar
– Mustafa Sattar, Commented Oct 28, 2014 at 11:53

Mustafa Sattar · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-29 05:15:03Z

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I solved this problem by just checking the static content option in "Common HTTP Features" group of IIS configuration.

answered Oct 29, 2014 at 5:15

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user3034931 · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-13 07:22:51Z

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The link below provide a more description on the resolution of this problem. Basically you will need to make sure that Static StaticFileModule is added to the StaticFile part within Handler Mappings in IIS

https://support.microsoft.com/en-hk/kb/2196177

answered Sep 13, 2016 at 7:22

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