deployment

ASP.NET: How-to share resources (membership, libraries) between web applications

Hi, i'm trying to create a small intranet. For this I have a webserver on my local pc. The root of this website will be a dashboard and it will contain login/register functionality (default ASP.NET Membership). http://localhost http://localhost/Account The rest of the intranet will consist of sub-applications like: http://localho...

How do I prompt the user to install JRE if she hasn't it already?

I am writing a Java applet, and would like to know the best way to include it in a web page. I'd like it to prompt the user to install JRE if she hasn't it already. This feature should (ideally) work cross-browser on any OS Java runs on. Another requirement is that the applet should not be loaded on page load, but after a user action, n...

VB.NET / VSTO2008 fails; can't find runtime.

I'm trying to deploy a VB.NET app which is an extension to Excel using VSTO. It works fine in the development environment, but when someone else (without a dev environment installed, just the .NET framework) installs it, they get: The common language runtime could not be loaded by <application>. Contact your administrator for furthe...

What are you using to script deployments for complex server products?

What are you using to script deployments for complex server products? Imagine we've got some slick new code (or maybe version 42 of slick code) and have ship it. Now, of course we have the basics in place here - databases build and upgrade themselves. We have nice "packages" (zip files) But there is a lot in between "shiny new server" ...

Clickonce deploy problem with IIS 7

I have a "ClickOnce" application that deploys without any problems from a Win2K3 server and IIS 6. But the same application fails to be deployed from a Windows Server 2008/IIS7, I receive a 404 file not found (on a .config file and not on one of the manifest files) during the installation on a client machine. In the IIS the mime types ...

How to automate migration (schema and data) for PHP/MySQL application

I have an application in PHP/MySQL. I am searching for an automated way upgrading database behind the application. I don't need to have the compatibility with older versions once it is upgraded. I have read jeff's and K. Scott Allen's articles on this. I am still not sure how to implement this for a PHP/MySQL application. Is there any...

Website/Webservice deployment environment diff/monitor?

My companies' system is build from a collection of ASP.NET websites, webservices, windows services and databases. (around 40 all told) We maintain three environments - QA, PREPROD and LIVE; but managing what is installed (and working) on each environment is a real pain. We seem to spend more time debugging what is installed & working ...

awk: Either modify or append a line, based on its existence

I have a small awk script that does some in-place file modifications (to a Java .properties file, to give you an idea). This is part of a deployment script affecting a bunch of users. I want to be able to set defaults, leaving the rest of the file at the user's preferences. This means appending a configuration line if it is missing, mod...

Capistrano Prompting for Project Domain Name

I'm currently using Capistrano along with the multistage extension to manage deployments. Even after setting :domain in config/deploy/stage.rb, when calling 'cap stage deploy', its prompting me for a domain name for the project. What setting am missing? Here is my deploy.rb set :stages, %w(vm rtpstage ciscostage ciscodemo hp) require ...

Program Deployment and Cloning Environment

Hi... I'm developing a java program on my machine. When I want to test, I first try small test cases on my machine but then I want to run this program with real data. A small test would be to look at one file from the linux kernel and a "real" test would be to look at an entire kernel... But I would like to run multiple "real" tests at...

Asp.net Webapplication on a multiple servers

I was wondering what do i need to get my asp.net web application installed on multiple server, having them working as a one piece. Thanks in advance, ...

Windows Forms C#.net deployment issue

Hi there! I have just finished a WinForms app, and its working great! Now, time to deploy. Issue is, that I dont want to create a setup file, but rather a single executable, for example 'myApp.exe'. The reason for doing this, is because it will be redistributed on CD media, and it is supposed to auto-run as a stand-alone app when the C...

What do you recommend for deploying web apps?

For deploying applications (Ruby apps, in my case) I've used Capistrano and currently use Vlad the Deployer. What do you use for deployment, and why? ...

How to package a webapp as a deployable war?

I'm new to Maven but I'm hooked on what it offers. How do I take a webapp and have Maven package the webapp as a deployable WAR? Additionally, can I set up Maven to automatically version the builds? ...

With VS2008 + ASP.NET, is there a way to perform a clever "Publish" ?

By clever, I mean NOT TO upload once again the files that has been already uploaded (with the same dates, size or checksum...). It would be great, because the Publish method takes a lot of time! ...

can we rename our Rails folders and not have any side effects?

when starting Ruby on Rails programming, I will use rails first rails second and try out things in these "first" and "second" projects but as they get more mature i want to check them into SVN and develop further, so can i rename them into "superapp" or "web30" and check into SVN and develop further without any side effects? I...

Is it possible to make a ClickOnce Certificate last longer than 12 months?

The title says it all really. Can I make an internally generated certificate/key last longer than 12 months? ...

Weird Exception with SQL Compact Edition

Hi all, I've deployed my application on a new machine, I've installed the Compact Edition Runtime and got a weird exception. I coudln't locate any info about that on the web furthermore, ways to solve it. Maybe you've encountered it? This is the exception: Type : System.Data.SqlServerCe.SqlCeException, System.Data.SqlServerCe, Vers...

Slow initial server startup when using Phusion Passenger and Rails

To jump on the band-wagon of Phusion Passenger we've setup a staging server for a small rails app to test things out. So far it has been very nice to use, it makes installing/configuring and deploying apps a breeze. The problem is the site we're using doesn't get hit very often and it seems to shut down the servers in the background. Me...

Production Release Checklist

When releasing a new build to production, what is the general preperation/checklist you go through to make sure your build isn't going to flop? What I am looking for is something like Technology: ASP.NET & SQL Server Backup Production Database Restore Production Database to UAT Run database alter scripts Grab latest buid from Cruise C...