Generic handler not returning response on hosted environment

Question

Generic Handler doesn't return response on hosted environment

I'm trying to host my application which is built using ASP.NET. It has a simple html file calling javascript where I have an ajax call requesting response from a Generic handler(.ashx). The application runs fine on my local but it doesn't work on hosted environment.

When I debug the javascript on hosted site, the response it is returning is

"<%@ WebHandler Language=\'C#\' CodeBehind=\"GetInfo.ashx.cs" Class=\"MyProject.GetInfo\" %> \r\n" in the success data element on ajax.

I'm new to this hosting and I'm not sure If my ajax request is wrong or If I'm publishing it wrong. I just used simple publish option on visual studio and posted all the files to hosting environment.

Here is my ajax request:

            $.ajax({
                type: "GET",
                url: "/Handlers/GetInfo.ashx",
                contentType: "application/json; character=utf-8",
                success: function (data) {
                    if (data.status == "OK") {
                     //some code here

                    }
                }
            });

Here is my handler:

GetInfo.ashx.cs

public class GetInfo: IHttpHandler
{

    public void ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)
    {
       context.Response.Write(JsonConvert.SerializeObject (new { status = "OK" }));   

    }

}

Answer 1

Make sure you have this in your web.config file (locally it should be in global web.config):

<system.web>
  <httpHandlers>
    <add path="*.ashx" verb="*" type="System.Web.UI.SimpleHandlerFactory, System.Web" validate="True"/>
  </httpHandlers>
</system.web>