Ken Grierson wrote:WHS uses IIS 6 I'm guessing you have permissions issues since you posted this:
Gaved Permision to IIS_WPG to 'forum' Dir and 'App_Data'.
Is IIS_WPG what you have"Application Pool Identity" set to in IIS and also for IIS "Directory Security/Authentication" and on your web folder(s)?
You need to have your IIS "Directory Security/Authentication" set to the same account as you use for "Application Pool Identity" and finally you need to permission that same account with "Modify"; "Read&Execute"; "List Folder Contents"; "Read" and "Write" permissions on your web folders.
You should also verify the account under which you're running SQL Express. You've got a permissions disconnect somewhere....
I do not believe this is a "name resolution' or "IP routing issue". I can replicate the "Under construction" messaging if I incorrectly permission IIS, web folders or SQL...
First of all thank you Ken Grierson.
I think ur in the right track here about the permission, but where is the question? because i already gave full control to the entire folder that holds the website including the App_Data folder. I have other websites from asp.net running in my home server like Extended Club Site Starter Kit and Personal Site Starter Kit using VisualWebDeveloper Express 2008 and SQL Express 2008 without problems. Why am I been redirect to this undercontruction.htm page? lol
In WHS, VWD and SQL does all the work, im most cases, u don't have to go into IIS or SQL to modify anything. The most Importan thing is the permissions. Im not so sure what this is but in both of this starter Kits I had to add IIS_WPG to the Group and Users permission list and then i give it Full Control,Without it the website wont even show externally.
Up to now the most important folder i have to grant all permission is the "forum" folder (the entire site is in this web folder) and App_Data folder. I believe that the answer to ur question (Is IIS_WPG what you have"Application Pool Identity" set to in IIS and also for IIS "Directory Security/Authentication" and on your web folder(s)?) is yes. Assuming ur talking about right-clicking the web folder -> properties -. Security and giving the IIS_WPG Full Control. coz I never went into IIS Manager to make any changes. I wouldn't know where to make this changes in IIS Manager anyway. This is looking like a long shot lol i just want to see if is was worth it to get the pay version lol. I know im just missing something.
One question tho, After installation, do I need to make any changes to any config file or other file before the site is available to go live? because it runs fine in the http://localhost:3794/forum/Default.aspx