First, I want to point out that I am completely new to DNN. This will be my first site to use it.
I just installed DNN version 04.07.00 on a DiscountASP.net wet site. I initially had some FTP errors. After I got all of my files up, I ran the DNN install wizard. It ran without a hitch. But, when I tried to open my site for the first time, I got a runtime error. I looked at the EventQuery table and figured out that a couple of files were corrupted. So, I uploaded them again.
Finally, the default page displayed. So, I clicked Login. I got the Module Load Warning message and the page was empty. So, I could not log in. I checked the EventLog table. And, no errors had been written to it. Since I had no clues as to what might be wrong, I just started trying to re-upload a number of files hoping that I might get lucky and replace the offending file if that’s what the problem is.
I searched the Internet for a solution. I found some similar issues. But, none of their solutions seemed to work. One thing I tried was to add a blank space to my web.config file. The person who wrote the entry said that this would cause the server to recompile the project. And, it did seem to do that. But, it kicked the install wizard off again. Of course, it got all sorts of errors when it tried to build my database again. That brings me to another question. If I ever have to change my web.config file, how do I keep the wizard from running again? It seems like that could damage a running site.
After hours of guessing, I decided to delete the DNN site, wipe out the database, and start over. This time I used a more reliable FTP client. This one keeps all source files in a queue until they are successfully sent. After uploading the DNN files with no problem, I ran the wizard. Again, I had no problems running the wizard. After the upload, I did see one runtime error because a file in the skins folder had been corrupted. I uploaded it again. This time the default page was displayed.
After the default page came up, I tried to login again. I got the Module Load Warning again. But, this time I did see a new message in the EventLogs table. Here it is.
EventQueue.ProcessMessage: Message Processing
FailedProcessorType: DotNetNuke.Entities.Modules.EventMessageProcessor, DotNetNuke
BusinessControllerClass: DotNetNuke.Modules.Media.MediaController, DotNetNuke.Modules.Media
DesktopModuleId: 62
UpgradeVersionsList: 03.02.00,03.02.03
ExceptionMessage: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Can anyone help me with this? I have no idea what this means.
Thanks in advance,
Mike