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2/15/2010 6:31 AM
 
Shawn Grant

Joined: 1/30/2008
Posts: 9

I am trying to install DNN 5.2 community addtion.  I am getting stuck on the connection strings in the web.config file.  Here is what the web.config looks like:

<connectionstrings>
    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2005/2008 Express -->
      <add providername="System.Data.SqlClient" connectionstring="Data Source=.\SQLExpress;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|Database.mdf;" name="SiteSqlServer"></add>
    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2005/2008
    <add name="SiteSqlServer" connectionString="Server=(local);Database=DotNetNuke;uid=;pwd=;" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
    --><connectionstrings>
<appsettings>
     <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2005/2008 Express - kept for backwards compatability - legacy modules -->
        <add value="Data Source=.\SQLExpress;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|Database.mdf;" key="SiteSqlServer"></add>
     <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2005/2008 - kept for backwards compatability - legacy modules
        <add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Server=(local);Database=DotNetNuke;uid=;pwd=;"/>
    -->

Here is the database info:

Database Name: DB_xxxxxx
Database Server: xxxxxx.com
Database User: DB_xxxxxxx_user

Connection String:

"Data Source=xxxxxxx.com;Initial Catalog=DB_xxxxxx;User ID=DB_xxxxxx_user;Password=******;Integrated Security=False

 

Can anyone help me?  I seem to be screwing something up and I am not able to connect to the database.

Thanks.  

Take  care,

Edited by moderator to fix formatting of web.config nodes and remove specific server, database, and userid information.
 
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2/15/2010 9:10 AM
 
William Severance


www.wesnetdesigns.com
Joined: 2/18/2005
Posts: 3253

The problem is in the positioning of the comment markers (<!-- . . . -->) in the web.config. In their present location, the active connection strings are those used for attaching the .mdf file database, not the SQL Server 2005/2008 connection string that is used when specifying the database name, userid and password.

However, rather than editing the web.config file manually, I recommend that you allow the installer wizard to run. There, you will be able to specify your database information and test your database connection. The correct information will then be written by the installer wizard into the web.config file.

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