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5/19/2010 5:30 PM
 
User is offline sanat


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Hi,

I have a dotnetnuke website hosted using godaddy. The website was not created by me and I am new to dotnetnuke. I downloaded all the files with the database "datafile.bak" from the hosting site.

The rootname was like "filemain"

I wanted to run the website on my computer using a command like "http://localhost/filemain"

I did the following:

I made a new database and then restored it using the backup database file and changed the web config with the path to this database.
Also made a virtual directory "DOTNETNUKE" and assigned the physical path to the location "C:\filemain".

In the browser when I insert url "http://localhost/DotNetNuke/Default.aspx"

It gives the following error:

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The XML page cannot be displayed

Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet. Please correct the error and then click the Refresh button, or try again later.

A name was started with an invalid character. Error processing resource 'http://localhost/DotNetNuke/Default.aspx'. Line 1...

<%@ Page Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="false" Explicit="True" Inherits="DotNetNuke.Framework.DefaultPage" CodeFile="Defa...

*************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
 

Please help with this error or kindly guide me on how to proceed to get a live website to run on local machine using localhost.
 
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5/20/2010 10:29 AM
 
User is offline Mitchel Sellers


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If you want the URL to be the same, the virtual directory should be setup using the extension you like.

Based on the XML rendering of the page, you must also make sure that ASP.NET is installed on your machine before you start.
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5/20/2010 11:50 AM
 
User is offline G Hart

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I do that all the time. Did you change the contents of the PortalAlias table to the HTTPAlias you are using?
 
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5/20/2010 5:44 PM
 
User is offline sanat


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Thank you very much for the replies.

I have a new problem and I am stuck at this one.

I have setup the virtual directory on my machine which has windows xp with iis 5. When I use the "localhost/Directory/Default.aspx" it loads the page. Directory is name of the virtual diectory.

On Default.aspx all the further tabs work but the Links do not redirect properly. Example if I want to navigate to "LinkClick.aspx".

I am redirected to "http://localhost/LinkClick.aspx?link=92&tabid=52" and it should have been "http://localhost/Directory/LinkClick.aspx?link=92&tabid=52".

Also I have to access the website only using the default.aspx page http://localhost/Directory/Default.aspx but if I use only http://localhost/Directory it gives an error
the website declined to show this page http 403.

My main problem is that on the default page the links are not using the directory but rather taking path as http://localhost/LinkClick.aspx?link=92&tabid=52".
I know it should be http://localhost/Directory/LinkClick.aspx?link=92&tabid=52".

How to tell the application to navigate internally only thru the virtual directory that is "Directory"?

I know the website works fine since it is online.

I think it is not accessing the links thru the virtual directory.


Please help. I really need it.
 
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5/21/2010 10:18 AM
 
User is offline G Hart

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In the PortalAlais table did you set HTTPAlias to localhost/Directory? If not, give that a try. If the links are referring to are in an HTML module, then you will have to edit the HTML module and change them. I have this problem when I move a production site to my development server. Tthe links in my HTML modules are always inserted as absolute URLs instead of relative URLs.
 
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