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5/10/2013 6:32 AM
 
Ray Waldron

Joined: 5/18/2005
Posts: 52
DNN5 to DNN7

Hiya all,

Our live site/server Currently has DNN 05.06.00 installed on server 2003 in SQL server 2005.

Our new Site/server has a fresh install of DNN7 installed on Server 2012 with SQL Server 2012.

Is there a way to upgrade and migrate all data from one to the other? DNN5 to DNN7 ?

Does The fact that DNN7 is significanlty different to DNN5/6 mean that I can't restore DNN5 DB into SQL 2012 DNN7 DB.

Do I need to start again and leave data on server 2003 ?

This would mean that users would need to jump to DNN7 rather than upgrade if not already at server 2008, NOT GOOD !


Ray..
 
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5/11/2013 5:40 AM
 
Sebastian Leupold


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you should clone your DNN 5 site (files and database) and install DNN 7 files, this should trigger the upgrade. Make sure to upgrade 3rd party modules first. If you encounter errors, you may upgrade in multiple steps via latest DNN 5, DNN 6.1.5 and DNN 6.2.6.
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5/16/2013 5:22 AM
 
Ray Waldron

Joined: 5/18/2005
Posts: 52

Hiya,

I have copied DNN5 website folder from server 2003 to server 2012.

I have detached DNN5 DB from SQL 2005 (Full Version)  and attached it to SQL server 2012. ( Express Version)

I then dropped DNN7 upgrade files on top of DNN5 website folder.

Browsed to website and I get the following error:

ERROR: Could not connect to database specified in connection string for SqlDataProvider.

Now I understand that I am moving from SQL 2005 full version to SQL 2012 Express so the connection string has to change. I have a dnnuser account that I have tested with sql 2012 express management studio and it connects fine.

What is the connection string i need for SQL 2012 express using uid and password?

My previous connection string for SQL 2005 (Full Version) that worked is below.

password set to dnnuser as an example

I want to do the same except for SQL express.

 <connectionStrings>
    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2005/2008 Express -->
    <!-- <add name="SiteSqlServer" connectionString="Data Source=.\SQLExpress;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|Database.mdf;" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" /> -->
    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2005/2008 -->
    <add name="SiteSqlServer" connectionString="Data Source=serverIPADDRESS;Initial Catalog=DNN;User ID=dnnuser;Password=dnnuser" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
  </connectionStrings>
  <appSettings>
    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2005/2008 Express - kept for backwards compatability - legacy modules   -->
    <!-- <add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Data Source=.\SQLExpress;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|Database.mdf;" />  -->
    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2005/2008 - kept for backwards compatability - legacy modules -->

    <add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Data Source=serverIPADDRESS;Initial Catalog=DNN;User ID=dnnuser;Password=dnnuser" />
 
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5/16/2013 4:35 PM
 
Robert Hanson


Joined: 9/2/2008
Posts: 207

Make sure the machinekeys match that of the database; it typically stays with the data, not the db.  You  can get the value from the webconfig from the old DNN instance.    [in system.web section]    I forget this part every other time...   :)  Good luck.  I may follow your footsteps on this one...

<connectionStrings>
    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2008/2012 Express -->
    <add name="SiteSqlServer" connectionString="Data Source=XXX.db.2404002.hostedresource.com;Initial Catalog=XXX;User ID=XXX;Password=g5J&nHC22G" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2008/2012
    <add name="SiteSqlServer" connectionString="Server=(local);Database=DotNetNuke;uid=;pwd=;" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" /> 
    -->
  </connectionStrings>

<appSettings>
    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2008/2012 Express - kept for backwards compatability - legacy modules   -->
    <add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Data Source=XXX.db.2404002.hostedresource.com;Initial Catalog=XXX;User ID=XXX;Password=g5J&nHC22G" />
    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2008/2012 - kept for backwards compatability - legacy modules
    <add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Server=(local);Database=DotNetNuke;uid=;pwd=;"/>
    -->

above for db name of XXX

Bob H.
 
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5/20/2013 5:47 AM
 
Ray Waldron

Joined: 5/18/2005
Posts: 52

Hiya,

The machine code on old and new web.config are matching ( Yet I haven't copied anything into new webconfig)

 

makes me think that this section is never touched on my install
 
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