Hi,

 This is all new stuff to me. I've managed to muddle along and by using Web Matrix 2, get SQL Server Express 2008, DNN 6.2.2 with Cart Viper installed to my local computer. I have most of the pages added and a good portion of Cart Viper configured. I thought it was about time to move the work to the host and start testing a few things while I work out how to finish up. The host site uses Parallels Plesk Panel for administration. I ftp/ed all files and folders from the root /inetpub/wwwroot/DotNetNuke to /domainname.com/httpdocs (which seems to be where I was supposed to deposit the files). There is a site preview applet in the Plesk admin panel which is supposed to allow me to continue the build and test. When I open the site preview I get the "Install Wizard" screen and not the Home page I would get on the local machine. Not sure what happened there or how to go about gaining access to the build. I assume that if I run the install wizard I will loose the work I've done and may be worse off with some detritus of my work remaining in the the directory structure. I think I also need to move the SQL stuff from the local machine to the host server SQL. Not sure how to do that. I'm just wondering if, at this point, I'd be better off wiping what I ftped and start from scratch in the dev site on the host.

Thanks for any assistance,

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Mahalo, HalinQuincy

Thanks,

I think I can get the help I need with the connection string and web.config.

I know I read somewhere about how to keep the underconstruction.htm as the page that folks see when they enter <domainName>.com in their browser while still allowing development, backup etc. I just can't find it now <g>.

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Mahalo, HalinQuincy

DNN uses a database to store settings, navigation and content.

You have created a database in SQL Server Express 2008 on your local machine.

If you do not want to start all over again, then the work you have done - contained in that database - needs to be migrated to the online database you will or have set up for the production site.

The page that is normally used while you upgrade/work on the site is called AppOffline.aspx, but if you have the htm working and are OK with switching priorities when the site is active, then stay with it.

If your database is not in place when you enable aspx as the priority extension and open the DNN site, then it will automatically launch the install wizard. If the database is in place and the web.config correctly amended with database name and login details, it will pick up your site from where you left off when you copied it up to the server. You also need to check the machine key in the config file to maintain the passwords you created on the test site.

It all sounds more complicated than it really is, but to avoid causing yourself any problems and extra work, I recommend reading up on site migration and watching a few of the video offerings available on the Resources | Video Library link.

Bill