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Manually Install DotNetNuke

RESOLUTION




Installing DNN can look like a hard task, but once you've done it, it is very simple and can be done very quickly.
1)  First, log in to your control panel and select your client name





2) Click Add Domain





3) Type in the domain name  and click OK.






4) Select Physical Hosting and click OK.





5) Type in your new FTP username and password.





6) Select all services and then make sure ASP.NET is version 2.X





7) Then click Databases





8) Click Add new Database






10) Type in a new database name .  Make sure you have SQL server selected and then click OK.





11) Add a new Database User





12)  Type in the new username and password and click OK.





13) Click the Show desktop But ton






14) Go find the copy of the dotNetNuke install ZIP file that you downloaded.  Right click it and select "Copy".





15) Go to My Computer





16) Select your C drive.





17) Select Inetpub





18) Then vhosts





19)  Then select the domain name you created.





20) then choose HTTPDOCS





21)  Select all of the files in that directory, right click, and choose delete.





22) Right-Click again and past the dnn install ZIP file.





23) Right-click the zip file and choose Extract Here.





24) Select the web.config, right click it, and choose Open with.





25) Select a program from the list.





26) Open the file with Wordpad or Notepad.





27)  In the web.config file, you'll see a section about SQL Express.  Remove that part.






28)  In the part that is left, add in the SQL database name, username, and password.





29)  Right below it, there will be another connection string.  Do the same thing.





30)  Add the login information again.





31)  Now save the web.config file





32)  Now navigate up one leve.





33)  Right-click the HTTPDOCS folder and choose properties.





34)  Select the Security Tab.  Give each plesk user full control.  Then click Apply and then click Advanced.





35)  Check the "Replace Permissions" box and click OK.





36)  Click OK again.





37)  Now when you browse to the domain name, dotnetnuke will start installing





38)  The install is complete!