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3/5/2006 7:28 PM
 
Mark Buelsing


Joined: 8/23/2004
Posts: 34

My problem: I want to install the latest version possible, on a new installation, on a shared host, when the shared host provides ASP.NET 2.0 but only SQL Server 2000. I've tried for hours and hours but always see error messages related to my web.config

I did the following:

make a new folder, unzip the install.zip file there, FTP'd the whole contents to the shared host account, modified the web.config, used the host's control panel to create the new database in sql server 2000, requested all the permissions on the folders and the DBO role on the database, tried to browse the site. I keep getting messages about not being able to connect to the sql server.

When I was in the web.config, I commented out both the connection strings relating to SQL Server 2005 express and uncommented and modified the connection strings marked "legacy" for SQL Server 2000/2005. I think I used the correct strings for database name, user name, password etc. I keep getting either "unable to log in" or "Login Failed"

What am I doing wrong?
Should I be using a different DNN version?

 
 
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3/6/2006 9:25 AM
 
Mark Lichtscheidl

Joined: 2/27/2006
Posts: 11

I'm using the same setup as you, you most likely don't have the correct connection string, this works for me, using the IP of the sql server.

    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2000/2005 -->
    <add name="SiteSqlServer" connectionString="Server=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,1433;Database=dnndb;User ID=dnnUsername;Password=mypwd;Trusted_Connection=False" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
  </connectionStrings>
  <appSettings>
    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2000/2005 - kept for backwards compatability - legacy modules -->
    <add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Server=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,1433;Database=dnndb;User ID=dnnUsername;Password=mypwd;Trusted_Connection=False;" />
 
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3/6/2006 10:50 AM
 
Mark Buelsing


Joined: 8/23/2004
Posts: 34

Markdidit, Hey, I like your screen name. Thanks for your help. First, my installation completed last night much after midnight and I tried to change the default passwords and had some problems, put it off and went to bed. This AM the  problems are still there. So it is working - but not well. So I want to continue this line of thought.

I notice a couple of differences between your strings and mine. First, you have included what I think is a port number (1433) after your server IP. ="Server=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,1433; I did not do that. And the example strings do not have that. What advantage does that give you? Is it required and I missed that advice somewhere?

Secondly, you included ;Trusted_Connection=False" after your password. Is that related to running in a shared host with medium trust?

Thanks for your answers. And just to share some myself for future ref: One big problem for me was an extra semicolon on the second connection string. It was:

    <add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Server=mwservername;Database=mydatabase;uid=MyUID;pwd=MyPass;"/>

It was creating an error and referenced that line. Finally I guessed to remove the last semicolon like this:

    <add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Server=mwservername;Database=mydatabase;uid=MyUID;pwd=MyPass"/>

And the install finished. If it weren't for dumb luck, I'd have no luck at all.
 
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3/6/2006 4:26 PM
 
Mark Lichtscheidl

Joined: 2/27/2006
Posts: 11

Hi, I am not a Sql expert, and based on time available as I write this, I won't be able to explain it in detail, but I this link has all the different connection strings and parameters for data connections.  Note the differences between ODBC, OLE DB and SqlConnection (.net) 

http://www.connectionstrings.com/

I just used the ip/port string provided by my hosting provider.  1433 is the default port, but could be changed for security reasons and would need to be specified to connect.

[quote]Secondly, you included ;Trusted_Connection=False" after your password. Is that related to running in a shared host with medium trust?[/quote]
Since I am not able to setup a Trusted Connection without involving my provider, I am simply providing the parameter to make sure that it understands the it is False along with the other parameters.

The semi colons separate the parameters and you would not have one at the end of the string.   

Hope this helped, good luck
 
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