how to install DotNetNuke_Community_05.02.00_Source

Question

Hi There,

Please let me know how to install and run DotNetNuke_Community_05.02.00_Source.zip in visual studio 2008.

I keepp getting all kinds of errors

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

This blog post has some good info -

http://blog.aggregatedintelligence.com/2009/03/dotnetnuke-installing-dnn-5-with-vs.html

Might help if you detailed the errors

Answer 2

• Extract the zip file to a target directory.
• Create a new IIS website.
• If you are using Win 2k3 Add Read, Write, Modify to the Network Service group in the security tab of the target directory.(ASP.NET group in Win XP)
• Change the Release.config in the root of application to web.config.
• Create a new database and change the connection string in the web.config.
• Run the website and install DNN.