From the few details you have given, a couple of thoughts come to mind.  I will lay out a scenario and you can tell us if this matches your scenario.  If not please post back the details that are incorrect.

SERVER INFO:
Domain Name: MyCompany.local
Development Server: DEV
Production Server: PROD

URL to access your DEV website: www.MyPortal.local

DNN SETUP INFO:
Portal Alias: www.MyPortal.local

IIS INFO (DEV WEB SERVER)
IIS Website Name: DNNDEV
IIS Website Host Header Value: www.MyPortal.local

1. Based on the above, you most likely have your DNS setup to point the URL www.MyPortal.local to the server DEV.MyCompany.local.

2. The IIS setup on your dev server needs have www.MyPortal.local as a Host Header Value on the IIS WEBSITE that you setup for your DNN installation.

Assuming you have something like the above all up and running and you now want to migrate the site to your Production Server you need make the following changes after copying the files...

IIS INFO (PROD WEB SERVER)
IIS Website Name: DNNPROD
IIS Website Host Header Value: www.MyPortal.local

1. You need to change DNS to now point www.MyPortal.local to PROD.MyCompany.local.
2. You need to add the Host Header Value www.MyPortal.local to the IIS Setup of the Production web server.
3. Also you should *REMOVE* the Host Header value www.MyPortal.local from your Development web server.

I've setup approx 15-20 DNN installations between playing around at home and at work and I believe the above should help. Again, I don't know a whole lot of detail about your setup so if the above isn't in line with your actual environment you're gonna have to tell us.

I hope this helps,
Chuck R.

Chuck,

First, thanks for the response and I apologize for the lack of details.

Basically what I want to do is rename my dnn test web site DNNDEV to my dnn production web site DNNPROD. (i.e. I want the name in the web browser to appear as http://intranet instead of http://intranetnew as it currently does.)

So here is what I've done so far:

1. Point my DNNDEV site (http://intranetnew) DNS to my DNNPROD server (http://intranet).

2. Copied my DNNDEV install (intranetnew) to my DNNPROD install (intranet). I simply made a backup folder of my current DNNPROD install folder then deleted the DNNPROD install and copied over the DNNDEV install.

My folder structure looks like this:

1. My DNNPROD server d:\intranet\Home "dnn install"

2. My DNNDEV server d:\intranetnew\Home "dnn install"

When I copied over the DNNDEV I left the folder structure the same on DNNPROD. So in other words copied DNNDEV d:\intranetnew\Home to DNNPROD d:\Intranet\Home

This works except for the web address appears as intranetnew instead of intranet.  Even if I type intranet in my web browser it resolves as inteanetnew (as I would expect).

My burning question: Can I somehow rename intranetnew to intranet on my DNNPROD server? I followed your instruction and tried to create the Host header Value on both DNNDEV and DNNPROD but this did not change the web address from intranetnew to intranet. Unfortunately I have a production app that needs the name to be the same as intranet.

I know there is probably an easier way to do this but…

Anyway any assistance would be greatly appreciated and once again thanks for your help.

Larry