asp.net mvc 5 handle unknow controller name from url

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In Asp.net Mvc 5 How we can redirect another page if controller name is invalid in url like http://localhost:51056/free

Check this: stackoverflow.com/questions/1983131/…

Sujith
– Sujith

2017-07-26 08:00:26 +00:00
Commented Jul 26, 2017 at 8:00 — Sujith
– Sujith, Commented Jul 26, 2017 at 8:00

Ortund · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-26 08:00:33Z

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Redirecting to a controller name that doesn't exist will always return an HTTP 404 (Not Found) response.

Probably the best way would be to set up a redirection rule on your server that redirects /free to some other path that does exist.

answered Jul 26, 2017 at 8:00

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Ravikumar · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-26 09:07:15Z

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You can set configuration in web.config like

<customErrors mode="On" >
       <error statusCode="404" redirect="/404.shtml" />
</customErrors>

or You can do this in Global.asax

if (Context.Response.StatusCode == 404) {
  // handle this
}

edited Jul 26, 2017 at 9:07

answered Jul 26, 2017 at 8:04

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Ortund Over a year ago

In theory you could have this redirect to a a different controller than the one requested and that would handle the 404 in a way that would allow the user to continue working on your site. So if /free is a deprecated link that people are still somehow using (from an outdated share somewhere else maybe) then you could do this to get them to the new url. Only drawback would be that it'd work that way for EVERY 404...

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