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9/15/2008 10:04 PM
 
Jason Cleaver

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Joined: 4/10/2008
Posts: 20

Hello Forum,

 

By the subject of this post, I am nervous about the upgrade I would like to perform this weekend.  I read the upgrade instructions provided with the zip file, but it seems to easy.  So, please read through my upgrade steps and point out any flaws.

Here is my DNN hosting environment configuration.

Host -- DiscountASP.net
DNN Version 04.08.02
Seperate SQL2005 database.

1st question..
I just copied the web.config file from the hosting server to my laptop.  I found the validation and machine keys, the SiteSQLServer (I found this in two spots:  AppSettings and ConnectionStrings), but where is the ObjectQualifier?  I performed a find "ObjectQualifier" on the web.config and I only found one instance of this.  Check below...

    <data defaultProvider="SqlDataProvider">
      <providers>
        <clear />
        <add name="SqlDataProvider" type="DotNetNuke.Data.SqlDataProvider, DotNetNuke.SqlDataProvider" connectionStringName="SiteSqlServer" upgradeConnectionString="" providerPath="~\Providers\DataProviders\SqlDataProvider\" objectQualifier="" databaseOwner="dbo" />
      </providers>
    </data>

Should I be concerned about this?  What is the ObjectQualifier anyway since the entery in my web.config is blank.

 

2nd questions... After looking at the contents of the 04.08.04 folder, I am concerned that if I copy the new contents, the existing contents I think I need to keep will be overwritten.  For example, the Portals folder.  If I look at the Portals folder located on the hosting server, I see 6 total folders.  If this is the case, what folders should I copy to the hosting server or what folders should I exclude?

 

Finally....here are the upgrade steps..

1.  Backup the SQL database
2.  Copy the existing web.config file to my laptop, update the 4.8.4 release.config with my existing validation and machine keys and the SiteSQLServer connection string, copy the release.config to the hosting server and rename it to web.config
3.  Copy the 04.08.04 code, etc... to the hosting server.....
4.  Browse my default website.

Did I miss anything?  I didn't copy the existing 4.8.2 code from the hosting account because I have that version zipped on my laptop if I need to re-install 4.8.2.

 

Thanks,

 

Jason
 
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9/16/2008 1:52 AM
 
Mike Horton


Joined: 7/16/2003
Posts: 4865

Don't be concerned about the ObjectQualifier. It's there if someone wanted to use it but it doesn't need to be. Let's say I was using the same database to store data from another application and the application had a table called PortalAliases. This would cause a problem because DNN also has that table. All the ObjectQualifier does, in this case, is give me a way to differentiate between the two (if my ObjectQualifier was "DNN_" then all my DNN Tables, Sprocs, Views, etc. would start with DNN_ so DNN_PortalAliases). You don't need to worry about this at this point so I wouldn't.

For your upgrade steps......

1. Backup the SQL database.... Always a GOOD idea.
2. Not needed (more below).
3. Yep, you need to do this <g>
4. Yep.

DNN can now upgrade without you having worry about the machinekeys, connection strings, etc. Just copy the upgrade version to your hosting server and hit the site. It'll make the necessary changes (if any) to your web.config. And copy all the folders. It won't overwrite any of your information unless you've made modifications to the core files (i.e. you've change the default skin to something else).
 
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9/16/2008 10:22 AM
 
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As Mike mentioned it is a very easy process, and no web.config modifications needed.  If you want some more details, I have a blog article that outlines the entire process as well.  THis is a guide for 4.9.0 upgrade, but it is the same process, otherwise you can find the older version on my site as well.  http://www.mitchelsellers.com/blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/243/upgrade-to-dnn-490-from-462-or-later.aspx 

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