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9/15/2008 5:47 AM
 

Hello there,

I have a few questions regarding publishing DNN.  I am fairly new to the system so would prefer a foolproof answer if possible :)  Thx

1. Does anyone know where I can find or can someone quickly provide step by step instructions to shift the site from localhost to my hosting provider?  I have been provided the database connection link as mssql1.openhost.net.nz and believe they use SQL Server 2005. 

I have already uploaded the entire DNN folder to the host but It sounds as though there are a number of steps required like changing some connection settings, portal aliases etc?

2. Once the site is live can I do everything directly on the live site like upgrade DNN and upgrade modules?  It appears flicking between localhost and the web might be tedious.

Thanks in advance for your help :)

Brad

 
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9/15/2008 2:25 PM
 

Take a look at:

http://www.mitchelsellers.com/blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/193/installing-dotnetnuke-482-on-a-remote-host.aspx

As for question 2, yes.  It's almost required that you work on the live site.

Jeff

 
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10/2/2008 6:19 AM
 

Hi Jeff,  Great, thank you for the link - it has been most useful...although i'm still having problems running the site.  I have followed all instructions but get this error below.  If i follow those instructions then I get an error with the machine code line in my web.config.  Neither of these are mentioned in Mitchel's blog?  I have had my host give full permission to all files/folders.
 

Server Error in '/' Application.

Runtime Error

Description: An application error occurred on the server. The current custom error settings for this application prevent the details of the application error from being viewed remotely (for security reasons). It could, however, be viewed by browsers running on the local server machine.

Details: To enable the details of this specific error message to be viewable on remote machines, please create a <customErrors> tag within a "web.config" configuration file located in the root directory of the current web application. This <customErrors> tag should then have its "mode" attribute set to "Off".

<!-- Web.Config Configuration File -->

<configuration>
    <system.web>
        <customErrors mode="Off"/>
    </system.web>
</configuration>

 
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10/5/2008 5:29 AM
 

Is anyone able to help with this error?  I'd be very appreciative of your help :)

Brad

 
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11/3/2008 9:34 AM
 

We use a custom error page.

In Web.config:

<appSettings>
  <!--  CUSTOM ERROR MESSAGES
   Set customErrors mode="On" or "RemoteOnly" to enable custom error messages, "Off" to disable.

   "On" Always display custom (friendly) messages.
   "Off" Always display detailed ASP.NET error information.
   "RemoteOnly" Display custom (friendly) messages only to users not running
   on the local Web server. This setting is recommended for security purposes, so
   that you do not display application detail information to remote clients.

   NOTE: This is NOT the standard ASP.NET customErrors section.  This is very
   similar, except we Server.Transfer to the error page, instead of Redirect.
  -->
  <add key="customErrors" value="On"/>
 </appSettings>
 
 <system.web>
  <customErrors mode="On" defaultRedirect="MyErrorPage.aspx"/>
 </system.web>

Then you need to create a MyErrorPage.aspx file where you display the error text.

Hope this helps:

Seed

 
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