how to deploy an ASP.NET2.0 website on Windows server 2003 & IIS 6.0.

[user1980]

hello


can somebody tell me how to deploy an ASP.NET2.0 website on Windows server 2003 & IIS 6.0.

I tried to follow these steps but I get the message "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage".

1. Create a new website in IIS with a host header.

2. Browse to the directory where the asp.net website is and setting it as home directory.

3. Stopping the website and starting it.

I am using Visual studio 2005 to develop my Asp.net website.


Can somebody please let me know why my site is not working. Do I have to create a virtual directory too?


Thank you

[Frinavale]

Publish the website using Visual Studio.
This will create files needed in order to run your website. You will move these files to your web server.

On the web server machine

• Open Windows Explorer by pressing the Windows-Key + "E"
• Navigate to C:\Inetpub\wwwr oot\
• Create a directory in there that will hold your website files (do not put spaces or any weird characters in the name)
• Open IIS
• Expand the "computer-name" tree
• Expand the "Web Sites" tree
• Right click on the "Default Website"
• Hover over "New" and then select "Virtual Directory"
• Follow the steps in the wizard to create you Virtual directory browse to the physical directory you made in the C:\Inetpub\wwwr oot\ folder earlier
• Move the files generated in the publishing step into the folder
• Try accessing the website at http:\localhost \virtualDirecto ryName\

-Frinny

[user1980]

thank you for your reply. I did successfully deploy the website. I am using a host header to access the website. However when I try to access the website from my local machine I am unable to view the page. I get the message, Server not found. I can only view the webpage in the server but not on internet. How can I access the webpage from any computer. Thank you

[Frinavale]

You have to allow access on port 80 (you have to modify the server's firewall to allow this).

-Frinny

[user1980]

I have the access to port 80, I assume because there are 3 asp(not .net) websites running from the same server successfully.

[Frinavale]

Disable the firewall for testing purposes to see if that makes a difference (be sure to refresh/clear cache of the browser you're using to test with)

[user1980]

I have tried clearing the cache of the browser but no use. also when I try to click on the windows firewall, it says windows firewall can not run. So i think there is no firewall on that server.

[Frinavale]

Um...do you have ASP.NET installed and "permitted" ?

For some reason I thought you were using IIS5 ...just realized you were talking about a Windows 2003 server (IIS6).

I hate this server because it's not very helpful in giving indications as to what is going wrong.

First make sure ASP.NET 2.0 is installed:

• Open command line
• Type cd C:\WINDOWS\Micr osoft.NET\Frame work\v2.0.50727
  • This will bring you to the directory where your .NET Framework 2.0 is installed
• Type: aspnet_regiis -i
  • This will install ASP.NET 2.0
• Open the IIS manager
• Click on "Web Service Extensions" and make sure that ASP.NET v3.0.50727 is "Allowed". If it isn't, highlight it and click the "Allow" button.

-Frinny

[Frinavale]

After you've done the above, expand "Web Sites", right click on your website, click "Properties ", select the "ASP.NET" tab... and make sure that it's using ASP.NET v2.0.5xxxx

-Frinny

[Frinavale]

Oh yeah, I just remembered by default I don't think the .NET 2.0 Framework is installed...so that means you may have to install the .NET 2.0 Framework before you even attempt any of my recommendations .

-Frinny

[user1980]

it is installed. I have checked that. also wanted to mention that I have crearted this website as a new website instead of creating in the default website and also I did not create any virtual directory for the website.
I just created a new website and then directed the home directory to c:\intenpub\myw ebsite where my website is residing. I have given a host header value to this website using which I am trying to access the website.



thank you

[Frinavale]

My expertise in web servers is limited.

I don't know how to do anything headers on Windows Sever 2003 (I have done it a couple of times with Sever 2008 though but it's a different environment completely)


Try doing the virtual directory thing...
Also try "converting " the virtual directory into an "applicatio n" (I think there's an option in IIS6 when you right click on the virtual directory to "convert to application")

-Frinny

[user1980]

if i do the virtual directory thing , i would not get the url i need because there are 2 more sites that are residing in that. anyways i could not see the option "covert to application" .

thank you for your help

[Frinavale]

I see your problem.
The other sites are classic asp ...and need to use those ISAPIs..

I'm so sorry I can't help you any further with this. I'll see if I can get some IIS experts to take a look at this thread. Hopefully they'll know how to get this to work.

[user1980]

thank you all your time.