Like several others here, I spent the last couple days playing with getting DNN running on the root of my GoDaddy hosting.  Also like others, I ran into various snags.

1) SQL Express one by default - easy enough fix
2) Missing SiteUrls.config - copied from CONFIG folder
3) Then the dreaded message you have here.

After checking, and rechecking, countless times trying to delete and recreate everything, it was certainly a reproducable problem.  (Even e-mailed Michael to see of he had any other ideas.)

Then I remembered that Michael had an installation package on his site for GoDaddy, so I used that one, and poof - worked like a champ!  (Thanks again Michael!) 

OK, though his help, determined it wasn't anything in his package per se - but that I used HIS web.config file.  To make a long story a little shorted, I did a "copy & paste" of the SQL server name into my web.config file.  When I looked at it onscreen, it looked fine.  However, when I printed the config to compare it to Michaels, I realized that there was an extra linefeed in there.  I'd have to guess I'm not the only one to copy & paste that info! 

So, I deleted everything again, (including the SQL database, and all the folders & content), and started over. I deleted all the extra spaces on my connection strings, so that each string was all on one line, rather then span lines.  Made sure the sitesurl.config was there, and hit the site.  Install went through perfectly! 

 

I too have been slogging thru installing DNN 4.02 on GoDaddy at the “root” level; i.e. typing in www.myWebSite.com invokes DNN.

 

I have used 3 sources to do this: 1) This thread, 2) the asp.net instructions, 3) DotNetNuke Instillation Guide.  ALL 3 are needed to piece together all the steps needed to do this task.  NO ONE source has all the answers, sadly.

 

I am ready to ftp my DNN to my “root” directory and I am confused with where to ftp to.  Under my “root” GoDaddy I have the following folders/files:

 

Folders:

Bin

Desktopmodules

Portals

Stats

 

Files:

Gdform.asp

Gdform.php

Welcome.html

 

Do I copy each of DNN’s folders and files to the “root” above?

 

So I copy (from my hard drive):

Admin

App_code

…

Bin

…

Components

…

Providers

403-3.GIF

…

Web.CONFIG

 

(Please note the conflicting folders “bin”.  Do I copy the contents from my hard drive ftp’ed to the bin folder on GoDaddy?

 

OR OR OR OR OR

 

Do I do somehow create a magical “\rootfile”; where rootfile might be the user name I supplied when setting up the GoDaddy site like PerryM. 

 

So do I set up a “/PerryM” directory and copy all the DNN files into that directory?

 

Thanks, hopefully I’m not the only confused neophyte struggling thru this confusing/convoluting installation process.

 

I love DNN just hate the installation process which reminds me of the 1980’s machine coding of my IMSI Heath Kit PC.  (I personally would rather punch in hex code than slog thru this installation process for the rest of the week).

 

Thanks for any help rendered – I appreciate your suggestions/help.

 

PerryM

 

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Perry