I'm hoping I could get some help with my installation.

I have the following setup:

DNN 4.8.x

CrystalTech Hosting
Intermediate Hosting PLan:
SQL Server 2005
ASP.NET 3.5

I have done the folllowing:
*Downloaded the "Install" package of DNN 4.8.x
*Opened full permissions for ASP.NET
*Changed the web.config file to the following:
*Deleted the 2 SQL Server Express sections
*Moved the --> tag to follow the SQL Server 2005 tag under connection settings and appstrings
*Entered in the appropriate DB information, so that my config file reads as follows using servername as Server value, dbname as Database value, userID as uid value and password for pwd value:


<!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2000/2005 -->
name="SiteSqlServer"
connectionString="Server=servername;Database=dbname;uid=userID;pwd=password;"
providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />



<!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2000/2005 - kept for backwards compatability - legacy modules -->

        
*I then went through the entire DNN setup on my domain, and when it finished I got a "Server Error in '/' Application. Runtime Error" message.

Does anyone know how to fix?

P.S. I don't know how to set custom errors on my web.config file.

Thanks

The one thing that stands out here is asp.net 3

DotNetNuke needs to run in the .NET 2.0 Framework

Thanks for the reply Lee, but all is well. I decided to go to bed (frustrated) last night. But I woke up this morning and it was actually working???? Perhaps it was an issue with my host, as I had redirected my domain name to the new host within the last 24. In any case it works now, so I'm a happy camper!

So I guess we can assume you can install 4.8 with ASP 3.5 after all - but the jury is still out on whether it will cause other problems, I will keep you posted.

Thanks Again!

Brian

OK, so I took a different tack and decided to uninstall, use the auto-install option from Crystal Tech, and then upgrade, which worked after some massaging. Hopefully this will be helpful to someone else!!!

My only other issue is trying to figure out how to change my domain name in the address bar to show the actual url instead of a series of numbers!!!

Thanks and sorry for the multiple posts, just trying to figure things out.

Check your Portal Alias table.

I would be interested to hear if the auto install option uses the asp.net 2.0 framework or the 3 framework, thanks,

Hi Lee, I saw that you referenced this in your intital post as a potential problem but I had already done the install. The DNN auto-install for CrystalTech, according to their tech support, uses "whatever is running on your server", which in my case, is 3.5, because I am on their intermediate hosting plan. I had some hiccups on the installation, but I dont think it was anything out of the ordinary and everything now seems to be working fine (crossing my fingers and knocking on a piece of oak as I type this . I have since setup a few modules, installed a new skin, installed MyProfile 1.3, and so far so good.

I hope that helps.

P.S. If you are aware of a "known" incompatibility with 3.5, please let me know, the guys at crystal tech keep telling me it should not be an issue.

Brian

I've migrated my development site to VS 2008 and have no problems open the Install package. I believe that I was asked if I wanted to run the site with ASP.NET 3.5, I said so, and it worked just fine. All of my "live" sites are still running ASP.NET 2.x.

I just clicked install at Crystal Tech.

Do you have a link to the instructions to now upgrade to 4.8?   Any lessons learned?

Thank you.

Hi ,
i just install dnn4.8.2 on aremote server and end up with this error: see  here

Does any one know what this error is ?

i have ask host to allow full permission for all folders.

The error message indicates that the application cannot write to the file DotNetNuke.config. So, you'll want to check file permissions.

I also see .com\httpdocs\\DotNetNuke.config in the file path. I don't know if the \\ matters or not. If the file permissions really are set correctly, I would investigate that next.