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8/27/2006 4:57 PM
 
Daniel Bohner

www.existinglight.net
Joined: 2/14/2006
Posts: 7

Howdy,

I have a standalone 2003 server, IIS and SQL Express.  I'm trying to find a guide that will provide the start-to-finish steps to install and get running a dotnetnuke site.

If someone can point me the right direction - I'd be very appreciative!

(db)
 
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9/1/2006 7:45 PM
 
Duder1

Joined: 7/13/2006
Posts: 3

I second this request.  I asked for same thing in the installer forum section.  The big problem is the web.config file sql settings and the authentication strings.  It's just not clear enough.  I can easily get to the point of running local host/dotnetnuke but I almost always get a cannot connect to sql database error like many posts I've seen.

DNN please address this.  So many install error posts is a sign ya know its not just dumb users.   The install docs are a mess of ver 3 ,4  installs and upgrades too.  I dont understand whats so hard about giving precise install instructions for such a common stand alone scenario.  w2k3, iis6, sql express.
 
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9/3/2006 4:04 AM
 
Jürgen Sommer

www.sovort-it.de
Joined: 3/20/2005
Posts: 23
Look at:

http://dotnetnuke.com/Community/ForumsDotNetNuke/tabid/795/forumid/107/threadid/67328/scope/posts/Default.aspx#67328

I have written a guide for root server at the German hoster 1&1. This IS a standalone mashine.
Make sure that you have a domain name for the web. Register that name in your DNS. When you do not have a name then you can only access the portal by the IP or localhost (wich is 127.0.0.1). 
Make sure that .NET 2.0, SQL Server express with the Management Studio Express is installed and working. 
Make sure that you can connect to the DB-engine with the Management Studio.
Make sure that you now the differences between the two modes wich sql express offers to run a database . In SQL 2005 you can dynamically bind a db for the runtime of a programm which needs that db, or you can permanently bind a db to the server. I belive that this is the big problem here when connection errors occuring. The problem is that in the sample web.config only the first case for SQL Server 2005 Express is handled.
When you use a DB which should be conneced permanently to the SQL 2005 Express, use the connection string for the standard SQL server !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I prefer that method, because its faster. 
Make sure that you now how to configure a web application with app pools, security, default page, app name, rights for scripting, assigning the domain name to a web etc.

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9/3/2006 12:00 PM
 
David Lumley

www.go-real.net
Joined: 5/3/2006
Posts: 107

Hello

 

my first instinct when reading these posts was to agree and say the documentation is lacking - I found it to be sparse when I first started too

But now I have managed to find a few sites that have quite useful documentation and video tutorials should you be prepared to look for them

dnncreative.com ,  xd.com.au, and of course there is the little byte logo on the dnn front default page who have very clear instruction

I do agree in principal and would like to see some sort of correlated knowledge base - the forum works - just - and only if you are prepared to dig!

Oh I almost forgot - the connection string worked the same when I used a host as when I had a local set up - server , database, username and password your host should have them for you somewhere in their control panel unless you set them yourself

Dave

Dave DNN 4.3.5 IIS - 6 ?? SQL Server 2005
 
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9/3/2006 12:58 PM
 
Dwayne Baldwin


Joined: 4/21/2004
Posts: 589

Microsoft has a whole bunch of issues with the order of installation for different configurations. This was caused by the timing of the releases as well as the new security initiatives that leave things turned off by default.

Here is one version of a step by step installation of everything *before* DotNetNuke.

Windows XP Pro
1) Requires SP2 (run Windows Update to ensure security updates are applied for SP2)
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition System Requirements
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/editions/express/sysreqs.mspx

2) Install IIS 5.x (run Windows Update to ensure security updates are applied to IIS)

3) Install .NET Framework 2.0 (run Windows Update to ensure security updates are applied to .NET 2.0)
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition does not install .NET Framework 2.0
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506.aspx

4) Verify ASP.NET is enabled (or SQL Setup will enable it)
Verify the currently enabled and allowed versions of ASP.NET (IIS Manager|Web Service Extensions|Allow ASP.NET 2
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA100598511033.aspx#Inst2on2003

Windows 2003
Installing ASP.NET 2.0 on Windows Server 2003
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA100598511033.aspx#Inst2on2003

Windows 2003 R2
Installing ASP.NET 2.0 for Windows Server 2003 R2
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA100598511033.aspx#Inst2on2003R2

5) Install SQL Server or SQL Server Express (reapply any hotfixes or service pack updates) 
a) Version and Edition Upgrades (Note Cross Language/Localization Issues)
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143393.aspx
b) SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition do not allow remote connections by default
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;914277
c) Login failed for user ‘sa’" error when upgrading to SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services
http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlexpress/archive/2006/04/20/580312.aspx
d) SQL Server 2005 Express Edition User Instances
Common Issues
i) The user instance cannot attach the database because the user does not have the required permissions
ii) A variation of this issue is when the user that opens the user instance connection has read permissions on the database files but does not have write permissions.
iii)If you leave the database attached to the IDE and try to run the ASP page from your browser, ASP.NET cannot open the database because the file is still in use by the IDE.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/sql/express/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnsse/html/sqlexpuserinst.asp#sqlexpuser_topic3

6) Install Visual Studio or Visual Web Developer

7) Install DotNetNuke

Great SQL Summary Article
Configuring an ASP.NET 2.0 Application to Work with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 2005
http://www.spaanjaars.com/QuickDocId.aspx?quickdoc=395

I hope this is of some help to you.


Can't we all just wait for ASP.NET 3.0 and IIS 7, not to mention Vista!!!  ROFL!!!

Dwayne J. Baldwin
 
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