Deploying website: 500 - Internal server error

Question

I am trying to deploy an ASP.NET application. I have deployed the site to IIS, but when visiting it with the browser, it shows me this:

Server Error

Answer 1

Before changing the web.config file, I would check that the .NET Framework version that you are using is exactly (I mean it, 4.5 != 4.5.2) the same compared to your GoDaddy settings (ASP.Net settings in your Plesk panel). That should automatically change your web.config file to the correct framework.

Also notice that for now (January '16), GoDaddy works with ASP.Net 3.5 and 4.5.2. To use 4.5.2 with Visual Studio it has to be 2012 or newer, and if not 2015, you must download and install the .NET Framework 4.5.2 Developer Package.

If still not working, then yes, your next step should be enabling detailed error reporting so you can debug it.