leesykes
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| 10 Oct 2005 3:22 AM |
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How to export the data from your DotNetNuke localhost install to a live hosted website.
DotNetNuke
has the option to create a template. This allows you to create a
template of your local setup and use it to rebuild the remote site.
Creating
a template allows you to export all of the content you have created in
your modules (in the localhost install), this will include all of the
data from events, FAQ etc - even the skin settings you have applied per
page.
What this means is that you don't have to create a backup
of your localhost database & upload it, all you have to do is
create a template & DNN will take care of the rest.- easy eh?!
If
you are exporting the data from a custom module, you need to ensure
that the developer has enabled the import / export data function
otherwise this method will not work.
Tip:
make sure that you have not changed any namings of skins / modules from
your localhost install to the actual live install otherwise this will
not work.
1) Install the DNN default install first onto your live site
The install procedure: This is (very basically) what you would normally do: (I will cover this in a later tutorial)
a)
Upload all of the DNN install files to your hosting provider (You can
download from DNN just the install files that are needed, rather than
the full source)
b) Create an SQL Database with a username & password
c) Adjust your web config file to the username & password you specified
d) Type in your URL into a web browser
e) Upon opening DNN automatically installs all of the necessary files to your database
f) You now have a working copy of DNN
2) Install the skins, containers and extra modules you require, upload your logo
The Free DotNetNuke Tutorial: Quick Start Guide Video explains how to upload a logo.
3)
from your localhost install, Export the template of that portal -
Through Host / Portals / Export Template (make sure you tick export
content)
4) DNN will tell you where it has saved the template -
there will be 2 files that you need to copy (they will have the name
that you specified when you exported the template)
5) Upload these 2 files to the same folder within your live install
6) In your live install go to the top admin control panel - on the rhs select Wizard
7) Choose the template you have just uploaded and select REPLACE content
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+ 9) Choose the default Skins and Containers that you originally
specified in your localhost install (in the Admin menu / Site Settings)
(If
you have selected different skins for each page, DNN will automatically
sort this out for you as long as you have previously uploaded all of
the skins and containers)
10) Enter your sites details - the Title, description etc.
11) Choose a logo
12) Click on Finish
13) DNN will automatically install your template with the settings you specified
14) Click on Home to view your complete site with the pages & content from your localhost install
DNN
will install your own custom modules to the pages you had in your
localhost install, but if it doesn't install the data, then you can
transfer that across from your localhost database to your live database
using Enterprise Manager & all should work fine.
As I stated
above, if a custom module does not export / import the data using the
Templates this will be because they haven't enabled the import / export
function.
- This information I have compiled together from
answering questions in the asp.net forum, if you want to see the full
discussion, you can see it here:
http://forums.asp.net/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1042377
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Lee Sykes
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driley
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| 05 Jul 2006 10:45 AM |
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Lee,
Could this method serve as a good easy way to back up a site, assuming you download the template & resource file to another location?
Thanks,
Don |
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leesykes
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leesykes
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trenchard
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| 04 Jan 2007 1:32 PM |
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Is any progress being made on the template option? In theory, it seems to be a great way to move a portal from dev to stage to production. In reality, it doesn't work.
We see a few critical issues:
- TABIDs change when moved > totally breaks external links and potentially internal links
- Not all modules or content comes over
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leesykes
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trenchard
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| 04 Jan 2007 5:19 PM |
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| This is pretty close to what we've been doing. It is too Infrastructure intensive, but it is the best way I guess. The one thing we didn't know about was the FixUser issue in SQLServer. THis will be helpful. Once we complete our instructions, we'll add them to the forum as well. |
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leesykes
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canuck
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| 17 Feb 2007 8:24 AM |
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I am using the latest version of DNN and cannot find these options in the ADMIN. Have they changed ?
6) In your live install go to the top admin control panel - on the rhs select Wizard
7) Choose the template you have just uploaded and select REPLACE content
Thanks
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leesykes
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canuck
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| 19 Feb 2007 9:43 AM |
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Thanks for the reply Lee, found it there OK.
On another note, what do you recommend as procedure to :
- How to export the data from a live hosted website toyour DotNetNuke localhost .
- Backup strategy, would the above be OK ?
Steve
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leesykes
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canuck
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| 19 Feb 2007 1:15 PM |
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Great stuff ! Thanks for the help Lee. 
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Nandu
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| 21 Mar 2008 3:56 AM |
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Its great to hear that every one get solved their problems here. Its really a great site.
Hey Lee, I am using 4.8.1 version of dnn, i would like to customize my register page partially, i would like to add some fields to the page, i had done in adding controls to the page but facing problem in storing the data in database. Please help how to get out of it.
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