Hi,

I'm trying to set up a DotNetNuke portal for my company, and having some issues.

I downloaded two things from someone else - a folder called DNN (which contains many folders and files including  web.config - I guess it's the equivalent of the dotnetnuke folder you could make) and a .bak file. I've tried to set up DotNetNuke, but can't get it to work.

I put a .mdf file and a .log file in the App_Data folder (so the folder path is C:\Websites\DNN\App_Data). I also have a database in SQL called DNN, and set up a Virtual Directory.

Now in web.config I can't get it to recognize the right database. Here is some of my code:

  <connectionStrings>
    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2005 Express -->
    <add
      name="SiteSqlServer"
      connectionString="Data Source=.\SQLExpress;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True; AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|DNN.mdf;"
      providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2000/2005
    <add
      name="SiteSqlServer"
      connectionString="Server=(local);Database=DotNetNuke;uid=;pwd=;"
      providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
   -->
  </connectionStrings>

But I keep getting the following error message when I go to http://localhost/dnn - help please!

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.UriFormatException: Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed.

Source Error:

[UriFormatException: Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed.]
   System.Uri.CreateThis(String uri, Boolean dontEscape, UriKind uriKind) +1647210
   System.Uri.CreateUri(Uri baseUri, String relativeUri, Boolean dontEscape) +31
   System.Uri..ctor(Uri baseUri, String relativeUri) +34
   System.Web.HttpResponse.ConvertToFullyQualifiedRedirectUrlIfRequired(String url) +289
   System.Web.HttpResponse.Redirect(String url, Boolean endResponse) +115
   DotNetNuke.HttpModules.UrlRewriteModule.OnBeginRequest(Object s, EventArgs e) +5737
   System.Web.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +92
   System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +64

Server Error in '/Dnn' Application.

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Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed.

Ok I'm trying to take an existing database and use it to launch the site and modify it. So the portal already exists, if that makes sense. 

I have a database in SQL Express called DNN. This takes its files from the location C:\dnndb.
Then I have my Virtual Directory called DNN. This takes its files from the location C:\Websites\DNN.

I think the big issue I'm having it getting my virtual directory code (ie. web.config) to recognize and use the database. I currently have these two lines:
connectionString="Data Source=.\SQLExpress;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True; AttachDBFilename=C:\dnndb\DNN_Data.mdf;"
<add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Data Source=.\SQLExpress;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True; AttachDBFilename=C:\dnndb\DNN_Data.mdf;"/>

But I get this error:

DotNetNuke Upgrade Error

The Assembly Version ( [ASSEMBLYVERSION] ) does not match the Database Version ( [DATABASEVERSION] )

ERROR: Could not connect to database.

Unable to open the physical file "C:\dnndb\DNN_Data.mdf". Operating system error 5: "5(Access is denied.)". An attempt to attach an auto-named database for file C:\dnndb\DNN_Data.mdf failed. A database with the same name exists, or specified file cannot be opened, or it is located on UNC share.