:w00t:This is a walk through on how to install DOTNETNUKE.
1. Create a directory in a Inetpub Directory- Name it something close to domain name.C://inetpub
2. Make sure that directory has network service permission setup. Right Click Folder you made>Properties>add new permission>type NETWORK SERVICE>hit ok. add checks to the boxes for that service hit apply ok.
3. Download DNN dnn.com login register if you already don’t have login to to download section and download version.
4. Unzip and put the files into the Directory you created.
5. Go to IIS right click my computer>Properties>IIS>right click websites>create new site>name it something related to what you’re doing>make sure to put ip in don’t leave unasigned>browse to directory you made.
6. Creating a domain or adding domain host header to website. Open up DNS management create a wild card or a host A record. Once done with that right click site>properties>advanced>and add your domain host header here. Also see our hosting helper for content and set-up process
7. Go back to the directory you make and you should see a host.config or release.config file in there. Open with edit plus and put what you’re going to name your database and username and password for database and IP of database instead of (local). After make sure the file is renamed web.config.
8. Creating the Database.
a. Open sql enterprise manager
b. Figure out were you want the database installed
c. Right click on database and create new database.
d. Name your database whatever you named it in your web.config file
e. After you created the database create a user for the database-also whatever you put in your web.config file. This will allow access from the website to the database you setup.
9. Browse to your domain name or sub domain and you should get a dotnetnuke installer.
10. Browse to your portal login as host host and top right corner click user account and change password. |