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10/9/2011 7:14 PM
 
stephen

Joined: 1/29/2008
Posts: 6

I tried to upgrade from 5.6.2 to 6 which didn't work.  So I rolled back my database and web site to the previous nights backup and now get this error.  I have tried restarting the app pool and clearing the cache by modifying the web.config file.  Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Server Error in '/' Application.

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace: 

[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.] DotNetNuke.Entities.Tabs.TabController.GetTabByTabPath(Int32 portalId, String tabPath) +15 DotNetNuke.HttpModules.UrlRewriteModule.RewriteUrl(HttpApplication app) +2453 DotNetNuke.HttpModules.UrlRewriteModule.OnBeginRequest(Object s, EventArgs e) +809 System.Web.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +68 System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +75

Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.3623; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.3618
 
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10/9/2011 9:44 PM
 
Eileen Zhang


www.novasoftware.com/
Joined: 6/13/2011
Posts: 279
Hi Stephen,

Next time you can use this module to Backup/Restore your DNN website when upgrade.
NovaSoftware ---a professional outsourcing company in China .
* More than 6 years' offshore experience in DNN
* Successfully developed 30+ websites , 250+ DNN modules, 50+ sets of Skins/Containers.
* Demo Site:http://dotnetnuke.novasoftware.com/
 
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1/14/2012 12:31 PM
 
Ardi Napis


Joined: 9/3/2005
Posts: 12
Hi stephen did you ever figure out a solution to this? I am having the exact same issue - error upgrading from DNN 5.1.2 to DNN 5.6.2, restored Database and web files for DNN 5.1.2 and the same error happens
 
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1/14/2012 2:27 PM
 
stephen

Joined: 1/29/2008
Posts: 6
My ISP managed to find a previous backup that worked.
 
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