Back... Hey I tried setting up a PHP cms called modX this week at my current webhost, couldn't get the thing running.

My current webhosts requires me to put in a support ticket to change anything to do with folder permissions, they are all set to no-write other wise.

Does dotNetNuke require many special permissions for folders?

Second, I'm looking at a new host running the latest version of the Plesk control panel giving me many more Admin functions overall, it seems to do any development at all PHP or dotNetNuke, admin of permissions is a necessity. Submitting a ticket waiting an hour or a day, to find it didn't fix the problem, is never going to cut it.
Would Plesk running on Windows 2003 servers be an ideal setup for developing a dotNetNuke site then alongside some PHP CMS stuff too, just for variety? Thought's comment's on hosting requirements or things to check with them on such as can I set folder permissions myself.

What tool do I need to administer the database for a dotNetNuke site, it was news to me that for PHP I'd need phpMyAdmin or something else that was lacking in the control panel as well.
Thanks for any comments on any of the above.

Hello, for DotNetNuke you do require to change folder permissions, but you only need to do this once when you first install DNN.

If a hosting provider is experienced with DNN, I generally create my domain name space and then before uploading any DNN files I ask them to set the correct permissions for the domain. - So basically this means that the root and all child folders have read, write, modify access.

These are the permissions required, you can read this in page 4 of the installation docs that come with DNN: 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->            <!--[endif]-->Root (and all child folders) – Read Access

<!--[if !supportLists]-->            <!--[endif]-->Root – Write Access (and Modify Access if expecting to create child portals)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->            <!--[endif]-->DesktopModules – Write, Modify Access (if installing 3rd party Private Assemblies)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->            <!--[endif]-->Portals (and all child folders) – Write, Modify Access (to allow File Manager access and Skin/Container access)
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->
<!--[endif]-->

You will find that some hosts will already have the correct permissions set up for you - Server Intellect do this: http://www.dnncreative.com/Forum/ta...fault.aspx

Whereas others such as Reseller Choice, you submit a ticket and they set the permissions for you.

I haven't used a host where I can set the permissions myself.

The other thing to check is that your hosting provider will even change the permissions as some of them refuse to do this in a shared hosting environment and state that you have to have a dedicated server to run this.

I don't know anything about plesk, so can't provide feedback on that.

For the database, all you actually need is to be able to create an MS-SQL database from your control panel, DNN automatically installs for you without needing to access the database.

However, if you wish to create modules, it can be handy to get access to the database. I use Enterprise Server for this (as part of SQL Server - I use the developers version which is much cheaper than the full version). - So you need to check with your hosting provider that you can access your database with Enterprise server as well, as again some providers refuse access in this way.

Thanks,