Hello;
I am new to DNN. I am using godaddy for my hoster and they have DNN as an application to install. When I installed it, it wants a subdirectory to install to and does not install to the Root. Can I just move the entire thing to the root so that the Global asa and Default bootstrap can be called?
My account has ASP.NET 3.5 and Sql Server 2005 So it installed but I can't get to the application if it insalled in a subdirectory. Also there is PHP code in the site from former joomla installs. However this is an IIS7 shared hosting account.

Also I noticed that it has VB as the base language. Is not DNN written in C#? I was hoping to change some stuff or add things in C#. any comments.

Hello Peter,

Hosting Location
Regarding your hosting, I am  not clear about what you are doing, are you on a shared hosting account?  If so, I would imagine that DNN needs to be in the root of the shared hosting account.  I am honestly not sure about that though.  If you expand on the question, maybe some one else can offer more accurate advice.

Modifying the Core
I think you will find that you will not need to modify the core.  I have been working on DNN now for 1.5 years most of the time in VS2008 and I have never modified the core.  In fact, I do not use the source code most of the time, only the compiled version.  But that does not mean that you cannot modify the system and provide custom fuunctionality.  When you start to explore the system more, you will start to see how flexible it is and that, minor tweeks or spending 50 - 100 US dollars can buy you a module or even a set of modules that can set the world alight.  BTW, DNN is build with VB, but I do all my work in C#.  No hassle at all.  One final note: DNN Corp are releasing new versions once a month and have an aggressive road map for future development.  You want to remain on that curve, so do not modify the core, otherwise you exclude yourself.


Enjoy it,

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