.Net Jonesie - Getting The DotNetNuke Starter Kit Working

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Getting The DotNetNuke Starter Kit Working by peter@jonesie.net.nz

I've spent a lot of time lately - far too much in fact - getting DotNetNuke 4 setup for module development. On the face of it, it seems very simple - install the start kit, create a DNN project and press F5 - but that will only give you grief.

For future reference, the most useful thing you can read is this post by Shaun Walker. Follow the instructions there EXACTLY! If you can't be bothered then here is my shortcut version:

Download and install the DNN 4 Starter Kit.
Create a VB Web Site project in VS05 (Express or other) and select the DNN Project.
You MUST specify and HTTP web site - don't use FILE - Cassini is not up to it.
Add the new database.mdf to the App Data directory (or create on elsewhere and change the config files connection string).
Give Network Service or ASPNET Modify rights on the new web site folder.
Rename release.config to web.config.
Run

If you follow all of these steps you shouldn't have any problems.

Other tips:

Don't create modules in C#. You are supposed to be able to and I did manage to create one once, but the 2nd time around it gave me all sort of stupid errors. Just accept that DNN is VB and your modules should also be VB. (It's not that bad really :)
Use SQL Express if you can. The integration with VS05 is fantastic.
Make sure you have a decent machine to develop on. My notebook is a 3 gig P4 but it only have 500mb RAM and VS05 grinds like a meat mincer full of concrete.

Wednesday, May 03, 2006 9:36:10 PM (New Zealand Standard Time, UTC+12:00)

Comments [2] General |

Thursday, May 04, 2006 9:09:48 PM (New Zealand Standard Time, UTC+12:00)

Hi Peter,

We use C# with no issues.

Shout out if you need a hand.

Blair

Wednesday, May 24, 2006 3:20:03 AM (New Zealand Standard Time, UTC+12:00)

Hi Blair,

do you have a template for creating Web Sites in c#?
or u have your web site in VB.NET and you have another project in c# with your custom modules?

thanks,

Maxi Menasches

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