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2/26/2007 1:01 PM
 

Hi everyone,

I spent a little time this weekend working on a utility that I think is lacking in DotNetNuke. 

The Snapsis DotNetNuke® Configuration Wizard is intended to help with the configuration and testing of the initial installation of DotNetNuke. Based upon feedback and support in the DotNetNuke forums I have seen that getting the application installed is sometimes the most difficult part.  This is mostly due to the nature of everything having to be setup just right before attempting a DotNetNuke install.  This wizard attempts to alleviate that problem by guiding you through the steps in the pre-configuration so that once the DotNetNuke Installer takes over it will have everything it needs to install successfully.  In the future the wizard may also be expanded to do other configuration processes that require a stepped procedure.
It is developed using the ASP.Net 2.0 Wizard Control and also includes Atlas.  The whole Wizard is released as Open Source under a BSD license.  As such it is also a great way to learn about these new technologies in ASP.Net 2.0, and maybe even a jumping off point for development of your own wizards.
Before using the wizard you need to have an IIS website or virtual directory setup and it needs to be configured to use the ASP.Net 2.0 framework.
If you are hosting on an external server, then this requirement will most like be satisfied by your Hosting provider.
Using the wizard your “simple” website will be transformed into a full functioning DotNetNuke Website.
To try it out you will need to obtain the Snapsis.DNN.Configuration.Wizard Package.
You can find it at:
I'm just getting started on this Wizard, but it is fully functional and should be a great help in it's present form.
Feedback is always welcome.

DotNetNuke Modules from Snapsis.com
 
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2/27/2007 11:55 AM
 

I think many of us have realized that the Installation capabilities of DotNetNuke could use some improvement. As a result, a new web-based installer was include in scope for the next major release ( DNN 4.5.0 ). Charles Nurse has been working on this installer for the past 2 weeks, driven largely by requirements we collected from other open source CMS products such as Joomla, Mambo, Plone, etc... Charles also leveraged the ASP.NET 2.0 wizard control and includes a number of different installation options for full flexibility. At this point the code is checked into the repository and we expect to enter a code freeze on Feb 28 - which means an initial package will be made available to Platinum Benefactors within days.


My comments are my own and are offered WITHOUT PREJUDICE

Shaun Walker
http://www.siliqon.com
 
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2/27/2007 12:43 PM
 

Thanks for letting me know that Shaun.

I guess if I had known that something like this was on the roadmap that I might have picked another area to spend my time trying to help with the DotNetNuke® project. 

Oh well, I'm sure that since you are able to integrate it more tightly into the core that what you and Charles come up with should be even better.

Please, feel free to use anything you find useful out of this one.

And for anyone that wants a working solution now, this gives those who are not Platinum Benefactors a choice.


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