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webhost4life dotnetnuke441 -=> dotnetnuke455 walkthrough
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· ftp dotnetnuke_04.05.05_install.zip to root
· create /dotnetnuke455 folder (File Manager)
· confirm .net v2.0.50727 setting (.NET Application)
· unzip dotnetnuke_4.05.05_install.zip to /dotnetnuke455 folder (File Manager)
· backup existing dotnetnuke441 database (MSSQL Admin)
· create fresh new dotnetnuke455 database (MSSQL Admin)
· restore dotnetnuke441 database backup to the newly created dotnetnuke455 database (MSSQL Admin)
· copy existing /dotnetnuke441/portals/### to /dotnetnuke455/portals (File Manager)
· copy existing folders in /dotnetnuke441/app_code to /dotnetnuke455/app_code (File Manager)
· update /dotnetnuke455/web.config to point to newly created dotnetnuke455 database
· verify validationKey and decryptionKey
· assign 'full permissions' to 'network service' (File Permission)
· change path from old /dotnetnuke441 folder to new /dotnetnuke455 folder (Change Path)
· can safely change path back to /dotnetnuke441, if necessary later
· browse to website …
Upgrading DotNetNuke
Current Assembly Version: 04.05.05
Current Database Version: 04.04.01
Upgrade Status Report
00:00:00.300 - Upgrading to Version: 4.5.5
00:00:02.643 - Executing Script: 04.05.00.SqlDataProvider Success
00:00:33.678 - Executing Script: 04.05.01.SqlDataProvider Success
00:00:35.511 - Executing Script: 04.05.02.SqlDataProvider Success
00:00:37.764 - Executing Script: 04.05.03.SqlDataProvider Success
00:00:38.375 - Executing Script: 04.05.04.SqlDataProvider Success
00:00:38.595 - Executing Script: 04.05.05.SqlDataProvider Success
00:00:38.665 - Performing General Upgrades
00:00:40.167 - Installing Module File Adsense_01.00.01_Install: Success
00:00:41.249 - Installing Module File HTML_04.05.00_Install: Success
00:00:41.930 - Installing Module File Links_03.03.07_Install: Success
Upgrade Complete