The application compiles and runs perfectly on the local host.
However as soon as a publish the application to a different server, i get the following error.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Parser Error

Description: An error occurred during the parsing of a resource required to service this request. Please review the following specific parse error details and modify your source file appropriately.

Parser Error Message: The base class includes the field 'Footer_Admin', but its type (Admin_Footer_Admin) is not compatible with the type of control (ASP.admin_footer_admin_ascx).

Source Error:

Line 111: </table>
Line 112: <br />
Line 113: <Admin:AdminFooter ID="Footer_Admin" runat="server" Visible="true" />
Line 114: </td>
Line 115: </tr>


Source File: /Encore/Customer/CheckOrder.aspx Line: 113

Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.42; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.42

Yooohoooo !!!
Got the solution ... Finally ... :D

It seems like there are some dll files that do not get deleted or flushed out when you try to publish to a different server ... This causes a "Type Mismatch" leading to the above issue.

This is problem occurs because of the way in which ASP.NET 2.0 uses the application references and the folder structure of the application to compile the application. If the batch property of the <compilation> element in the web.config file for the application is set to true, ASP.NET 2.0 compiles each folder in the application into a separate assembly. In this scenario, a circular reference may occur. Additionally, the compilation process may fail if either of the following conditions is true:

The application contains references to Web controls.
The application contains references to Web pages that are outside the current directory.

To resolve this problem, use one of the following methods:
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Method 1:
Modify the web.config file
To modify the web.config file, set the batch property of the <compilation> element in the web.config file for the application to false. Compile the application and publish it. It will work.

Note This method is recommended only for small applications. In large production applications, when you set the batch property to false, ASP.NET 2.0 compiles each page in the application into a separate assembly. The individual page assemblies are then loaded at the next available memory location. Additionally, the individual page assemblies cannot be moved. This causes memory fragmentation.

As a solution, you can then set the "batch" property of the <compilation> element back to true or simply remove the "batch" property from the web.config file. This causes the server to flush out the old copy of the dll files and your application will work perfectly.

Method 2: Reorder the folders in the application
To avoid a circular reference, reorder the folders in the application. To reorder these folders, follow these steps:
1. Trace the references to the file and from the file that is indicated by the error message.
2. Identify the circular reference.
3. To avoid the circular reference, put the referenced files together in the same folder.