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Dot Net Nuke app_offline randomly being generated

We have had multiple DNN sites running for quite a few months now without any issues. Twice in the last 3 days our sites have gone offline by the addition of the app_offline.htm file in the root dir. There is only one developer with access to the sites at a coding / directory viewing level and the file is generated at weird times times...

Simple DotNetNuke Database Access Example

Can someone provide a simple C# example of retrieving data from the database in the code behind of a DNN module? ...

Joomla, Drupal, DotNetNuke or something else for a sport club?

I am setting up a web site for a football club and I am wondering which CMS to use. I am a developer but I am doing this as a favour to a friend and would rather grab something with modules in it (registration, events, calendar, etc.) already. I need to be able to customise it but I had a look around and Wordpress looks like a blogging ...

Comparisons of DotNetNuke with other CMS's/Web Application Frameworks such as WordPress or CodeIgnitor

I have never used DotNetNuke before. I'm thinking about giving it a try to help me build websites, and i'd like to hear from other developers who are in a position to compare DotNetNuke with other CMS's/Web Application Frameworks. ...

Using telerik radGrid - how to set the Date format for autogenerated column in edit mode

Hello All, Using VS2008, and Telerik radGrid version 2010.1.519.35 I have a about 50 DNN modules using telerik radgrid and I need to display my dates in dd/mm/yy format. It is possible to do this easily in view mode, but when I switch to edit mode, it is more of a struggle. I can write a snippit of code to reformat the displayed date...

How Does DotNetNuke Stack Up For SEO? E-Commerce?

I've heard that DotNetNuke takes a bit of a hit for Search Engine Optimization. I'm not criticizing the platform, by the way; I love DNN. This is just what I've heard. As I understand it, the impact is from repetitive content, table-based layouts, and lots of extra markup. I've got a friend who would like to start an e-commerce site us...

Dotnetopenauth oAuth Service provider explanation

I am a total newbie in the oAuth area and have set up DotNetOpenAuth to set up an oAuth Service provider. The sample provided in the DotNetOpenAuth download is quite confusing for me...maybe cos i am new to this stuff. There is one default page that creates a database and populates the database. Now I browse to the login.aspx and it asks...

DotnetNuke redirect

our client needs to shortcuts to particular pages We need to redirect non existent urls like http://site.com/promotion1 to the actual URL similar to http://site.com/promotions/promotion1/tabid/799/language/en-AU/Default.aspx ... I've sent a list of appropriate DNN modules to our client but it may take them forever to get back to m...

Migrating current website to dotnetnuke.

Is it tedious to migrate an existing website to DNN? Will starting from scratch be a better idea? ...

Adding functionality of DotNetNuke in Nopcommerce project

hi, i am trying to add functionality of DotNetNuke CMS(Website) in NopCommerce(Project). I want to manage Nopcommerce using Dotnetnuke CMS. For this i added DotNetNuke(DNN) to solution of Nopcommerce(by right clicking on sol. and click on Add New Website) and added the references. My problem is Nopcommerce is not accessing the classes o...

DotNetNuke UserController.GetUser(PortalId,UserId, False) inside TransactionScope throws TransactionAbortedException

Either DotNetNuke UserController.GetUser(PortalId,UserId,false) or UserController.ValidateUser(...) inside TransactionScope is causing TransactionAbortedException and the innerException is TransactionPromotionException. The symptoms are the same as this. Could anyone suggest me the solution to this issue? Thanks a lot ! using (System...

What is the difference between UserController.GetUser(PortalId,UserId, true/false) and UserController.GetCurrentUserInfo()

Could anyone possibly share me your understanding on the difference between UserController.GetUser(PortalId*,UserId*, true/false) and UserController.GetCurrentUserInfo(). Can I use them interchangeably? *Provided that PortalId and UserId are the properties of PortalModuleBase Thanks. ...

DNN redirect Loop

I am trying to duplicate an existing DNN portal that I have for testing purposes by creating a duplicate of the database and duplicating the .net files into a new folder. After I copied the site and changed the webconfig to point to the new site and changed the alias in the database I am getting this error. This webpage has a redir...

How to suppress error message details to general DNN Users

I have a DNN site (05.02.03) in test and nearing release into production and I would like to suppress the details of error messages (i.e. Null Reference Exception, and others) to general users (admins can still see the details). Debug is off in the web.config. By suppressing, I mean the only error message I want to display to the gener...

i want dnn to email me when someone registers on my site.

i want to have my dnn portal send me and another person an email whenever someone registers as a user. can someone tell me how to get this done? ...

Convert HTML Forms to ASP.NET forms with a silent post and response handler

I want to write a DotNetNuke module that can take an HTML form and parse or transform it into an asp.net form that would then do a HTTPPost to the page specified in the HTML Form's action property. We regularly run into the need to use pre-existing forms (from existing sites and Service Providers like Paypal and Constant Contact). Curr...

dotnetnuke event logging - Synchronous? Potential speed issues?

I'd like to leverage the DotNetNuke logging system (both Event Logging and Exception Logging). However, I'm concerned about potential performance issues if we begin logging too many Events. Does the logging system write events to the database asynchronously? If not, is there an efficient way to make this happen? I'd hate to make an end...

Dot Net Nuke - How to Register a User Control in Version 5

Trying to follow internet guides I've found, but there seems to be a difference in the way the latest version works. I am trying to register a user control as instructed at the link below, but I dont't see the module definitions options that would allow me to complete the set up of a module (useing a test user control I have created). ...

How to add DotNetNuke Forum to Default C# Web Site ?

I'm trying to add Forum module to my Web Site , so I add dlls, components and modules and : <%@ Page Title="" Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/Site.master" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="Forum.aspx.cs" Inherits="Forum" %> <%@ Register TagPrefix = "Nuke" TagName = "Forum" Src = "~/DesktopModules/Forum/Forum_Container.ascx" %> <asp:Co...

dotnetnuke with ASP.NET 4.0, drawbacks?

Are there any potential drawbacks to using DotNetNuke 5.4 with ASP.NET 4.0 vs. ASP.NET 3.5? ...