Razor Host Factory error
asp.net, asp.net-mvc, asp.net-webpages, razor
Solution
I resolved this issue by setting `System.Web.Mvc.MvcWebRazorHostFactory, System.Web.Mvc` Version to `5.2.0.0` and it worked, finally! Why `5.2.0.0`? Same version as NuGet Microsoft ASP.NET project.
So, the line in `/Views/Web.Config` should be:
<host factoryType="System.Web.Mvc.MvcWebRazorHostFactory, System.Web.Mvc, Version=5.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />
Problem
I get a MvcWebRazorHostFactory error trying to run my app, but it's not an MVC app at all. I have the following web packages installed via nuget: ``` Microsoft ASP.NET Razor Microsoft ASP.NET Web API 2.1 Microsoft ASP.NET Web Pages ``` My app is angularjs front end using razor views (.cshtml). I don't understand why I keep getting this error. ``` An exception of type 'System.InvalidOperationException' occurred in System.Web.WebPages.Razor.dll but was not handled in user code Additional information: Could not locate Razor Host Factory type: System.Web.Mvc.MvcWebRazorHostFactory, System.Web.Mvc, Version=5.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35 ``` And here is the razor section in my web.config: ``` <system.web.webPages.razor> <host factoryType="System.Web.WebPages.Razor.WebRazorHostFactory, System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" /> <pages pageBaseType="System.Web.WebPages.WebPage"> <namespaces> <add namespace="System.Web.Configuration" /> <add namespace="System.Web.Optimization" /> <add namespace="System.Web.Routing" /> </namespaces> </pages> ```