Entries for March 2008
This is my seventh revision DNN Upgrade guide. This version of the guide includes important updates for working with DNN 4.8.2 and customized SqlDataProvider configurations. Many portions of this upgrade guide are the same as previous versions, however, there are some new items and many minor changes/clarifications. This is simply due to the LIMITED changes that have truly occured in the area of DotNetNuke upgrades. If a newer version of DNN has been released and I do not have a new version of this document, please use this version as there are most likely no breaking changes!
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Posted by Mitchel on Wednesday, March 26, 2008
In previous articles on this site I have provided tutorials for installing DotNetNuke to a local machine, however, I typically avoid the topic of installing DotNetNuke to a remote web hosting provider. I have been asked many times why and the answer is simple; installations to remote hosts are not standardized, depending on the hosting providers environments the steps to install can differ greatly. However, due to popular demand I have created this tutorial which will provide you the basic overview of how to perform a clean installation of DotNetNuke on a remote web hosting provider. In the article I will try to point out the most common differences between different hosting providers, I will also be providing specific examples regarding the use of the Plesk control panel which is what my hosting provider (3Essentials) uses. This article is my third revision updated to add some more clarifying points, be sure to share any feedback in the comments section at the bottom of the article!
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Posted by Mitchel on Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Installing DotNetNuke can be somewhat difficult at times, therefore I am writing this article to give you a full step by step guide to installing DotNetNuke on a Windows XP Pro system. The instructions are similar for Windows 2000 but might vary slightly, I have tried to note as many differences as possible. Windows Vista installation is similar but requires a few different steps relating to IIS. for Vista information please view my video tutorial. This guide is my sixth revision and includes additional steps and information based on feedback from previous users. Additionally
a few new instructions and notes have been provided for users installing on Windows
2003 Server to address a few common "stumbling blocks" that have prevented successful
installations.
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Posted by Mitchel on Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Finding out how many modules you have installed on a site, and additionally how many times those modules are used is something that you would think is very simple within DotNetNuke. However, it is a bit more complex than one would hope. By default DNN does not provide a mechanism for you to perform this kind of research, however, I have a very simple SQL Script that will allow you to see ALL modules and from there the total number of instances (in all portals) and the total number of instances that are deleted (in the recycle bin). From an administrative perspective this is a key piece of information to know.
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Posted by Mitchel on Tuesday, March 25, 2008
I will be on vacation from 3/15/2008 - 3/23/2008 with very limited access to e-mail. (Typically only for DNN Support SLA customers). Upon my return I will be back to getting new content out here, below is a listing of things that are on my plate to create/deliver in the upcoming weeks. If you have any suggestions/additions please share ...
Posted by Mitchel on Thursday, March 13, 2008
Following the high popularity of my previous article about the DNN Scheduler I thought I would follow up with this article explaining DotNetNuke Host settings. This article will give an overview of each section of the host settings. Some areas might be highlighted in future articles to provide more detail regarding specific configuration options that are of high importance to site administrators.
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Posted by Mitchel on Thursday, March 13, 2008
I have just released versio 01.00.00 of the Categorized Documents module. This is a full featured module that allows you to display documents in a unique manner and DOESN"T require that users have edit permissions to specific directories to allow uploads.
For more information please check out the product page. If you have an...
Posted by Mitchel on Wednesday, March 05, 2008
I thought I would make this post to announce the next new free module that will be provided by MitchelSellers.com and IowaComputerGurus Inc. Categorized Documents will be a basic document management module that will allow you to quickly and easily display documents listings to your users. This module will include the following features....
Posted by Mitchel on Monday, March 03, 2008
Recently I have been asked by multiple people what rapid design tools I use, or
what types of code generation tools do I use. Many people are surprised when
I tell them that for the most part I don't use any rapid generation tools.
I do use a few home grown tools, such as my Info Class Generator, which is available
on this site. However, that is as far as I go with automated code generators.
However, one thing that I have started using more and more frequently are Code Snippets
within Visual Studio.
I have found that creating a few helpful Code Snippets has allowed me to quickly
and easily format my code, and build my needed structures in almost no time.
In this blog article I will share two of my most commonly used Code Snippets, if
there is a demand I will post future code snippets here as well.
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Posted by Mitchel on Sunday, March 02, 2008
I am proud to announce the release of two new versions of my free DNN Modules.
DNN Guestbook 03.01.01
This is an update to my DNN Guestbook module that resolves a potential issue with version 03.01.00 where errors were recorded to the event log on application startup.
You can obtain this version and full information on the DNN Guestbook module b...
Posted by Mitchel on Saturday, March 01, 2008