Hello, Newbie here.

I have been reading up on DotNetNuke the last couple of days.  I have successfully downloaded and installed the Starter Kit on XP with Visual Web Dev Express  2008 and SQL 2005 Express using the Auto method. 

What I have been searching for and unable to find is a clear understanding of how I can develop on the local machine and then update the production site on a Windows 2003 server.  I am coming from Developing .ASP pages in Dreamweaver where you just syncronize your local files to the remote.  How does the database come into play, I planned to use SQL Express on it also?  What is the recommeded practice?  Do I install DNN on the server also, or just use the Visusal Web Developer copy function to copy the local files to the server?  I would really appreciate any insight or reference to an existing post on the subject.  Thanks in advance.

If you're looking to use the DNN framework and develop content and graphics, forget the starter kit and install the Install version on your host.  Content is developed within your live site, graphics and look are developed as skins.  Forget about having a local copy unless you are developing modules for use on your live site.

Jeff