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11/24/2008 9:41 AM
 
Shabbir Jadliwala

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Hi All,

I need to install Multiple websites, each having there own DNN Instance and using there own SQL DB.
I have IIS installed on W2K3 and SQL2K5 installed on it's own W2K3 Server.

I am able to install the first website fine, but every time I try to install another website, it keeps giving me error SQL Database Installation Failure.

Is there some specific settings I need to do before  I start the 2nd Installation?

I have 1 folder each for each Website and they have a folder with all the Install Files, which I create a Virtual Directory from and do the install. I have made sure the Database connection parameters are correct and it works when I check on the Installation.

Any help regarding this would be really appreciated as I have searched google to get an answer and haven't found anything so far.

Regards,

Shabbir

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11/24/2008 4:27 PM
 
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If you are installing multiple databases to the same server, you must not use the dynamic attachment method, you must create named databases.  I have tutorials available on my site http://www.mitchelsellers.com/blogs.aspx that walk through DotNetNuke Installation and Upgrade.

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11/25/2008 12:12 PM
 
Shabbir Jadliwala

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Hi Mitch, I looked into your documents, but couldn't find any which has multiple installs on the same IIS server. I did get the first one installed fine, but it's the 2nd instance which is giving me all the problems. When I run the install, it does all the install successfully and also creates all the tables and so on, on the server and checked a few tables and they have data in them as well. But when I try to go to the Portal after the install, I get an error saying "intenet explorer cannot display the page". And I cannot see the folder "0" under Portals, which I suppose is the one for the 1st portal, right? Regards, Shabbir
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11/26/2008 7:36 AM
 
Shabbir Jadliwala

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Error I get:

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
   DotNetNuke.Common.Utilities.Config.GetConnectionString(String name) +47
   DotNetNuke.Common.Utilities.Config.GetConnectionString() +38
   DotNetNuke.Data.SqlDataProvider..ctor() +83

[TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.]
   System.RuntimeTypeHandle.CreateInstance(RuntimeType type, Boolean publicOnly, Boolean noCheck, Boolean& canBeCached, RuntimeMethodHandle& ctor, Boolean& bNeedSecurityCheck) +0
   System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceSlow(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean fillCache) +103
   System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceImpl(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipVisibilityChecks, Boolean fillCache) +268
   System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic) +66
   DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObject(String ObjectProviderType, String ObjectProviderName, String ObjectNamespace, String ObjectAssemblyName, Boolean UseCache) +582
   DotNetNuke.Data.DataProvider.CreateProvider() +47
   DotNetNuke.Data.DataProvider..cctor() +13

[TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'DotNetNuke.Data.DataProvider' threw an exception.]
   DotNetNuke.Common.Globals.GetUpgradeStatus() +67
   DotNetNuke.Common.Initialize.CheckVersion(HttpApplication app) +147
   DotNetNuke.Common.Initialize.InitializeApp(HttpApplication app) +413
   DotNetNuke.Common.Initialize.Init(HttpApplication app) +125
   DotNetNuke.Common.Global.Global_BeginRequest(Object sender, EventArgs e) +50
   System.Web.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +92
   System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +64
 

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