Error Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
It appears that Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure.dll is not being installed in the GAC, even if .net (4.0 or 4.5 or other) are installed successfully on Windows Server. On localhost (typically Windows client), it seems like it is being in the GAC when the tools/platform (Visual Studio etc.) are installed.
As one possible fix, please try the following:
Run the following command in the Package Manager Console. (If you are using Visual Studio, this can be reached via menu options "Tools --> Library Package Manager --> Package Manager Console:)
PM> Install-Package Microsoft.Web.InfrastructureYou will see the following messages if it is successfully installed.
Successfully installed 'Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure 1.0.0.0'. Successfully added 'Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure 1.0.0.0' to Web.You will notice that Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure.dll has now been added as a Reference (can be seen in the references folder of your project in in Solution Explorer)
If you look at the properties of this reference you will notice that "Copy Local" has been set to "True" by default.
Now when you "Publish " your project, Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure.dll will be deployed.
I installed MVC4 via WPI and it helped me.
I had the same problem. When I tried the accepted answer (rockyb), I got the message that the package was already installed and assigned to my project. When I checked the references list, it was NOT referenced, however.
The Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure was installed in my solution's packages folder. Instead of using NuGet to add the package, I just used the Add Reference option. On the left side of the pop-up window, I chose Browse, and then pressed the Browse button on the bottom of the window. I navigated to the packages folder under the folder that my solution was in, then drilled down to the ...\mysolution\packages\Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure.1.0.0.0\lib\net40 and clicked on the Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure.dll. After clicking OK, the package showed up in my References list. I used the Web Deploy Package option to deploy my website and everything worked.