Noteworthy (not sure if this matters):
• Before I started the port just so that I could learn I installed DNN 4.9.0 from scratch.
• I did get a plain vanilla DNN instance to serve via
http://localhost/DNN" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">
http://localhost/DNNTest" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">
http://localhost/DNN" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">
http://localhost/DNNTest
# 1:
• Placed index.html in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\index.html
• Browsed to C:\inetpub\wwwroot\index.html and double clicked on it in explorer
o File was served
# 2:
• Renamed to C:\inetpub\wwwroot\index.html to app_offline.html (and app_offline.htm)
Browsed to C:\inetpub\wwwroot\index.html and double clicked on it in explorer
o File was served
• Typed in
http://localhost/DNN" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">
http://localhost/DNN in IE
o Resulted in error: “Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage”
#3:
Attempted to remove app_offline.html and browse to
http://localhost/DNN" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">
http://localhost/DNN and received the same error as above.