Web Config settings help.

[guitarman]

Hi,
I have uploaded my website but when I try to run it I get the following :

Configuration error:

Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.

Parser Error Message: It is an error to use a section registered as allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level. This error can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an application in IIS.


Line 36: ASP.NET to identify an incoming user.
Line 37: -->
Line 38: <authentication mode="windows"/>
Line 39: <customErrors mode="Off"/>
Line 40: <!--

I have tried setting line 38 to Forms and also to none but get the same message.

Any ideas would be much appriciated. - Thanks

[Staff: Warren Ashcroft]

This error is happening because you're running a full .NET application in a sub folder, the sub folder needs to be setup as a virtual directory.

[guitarman]

Can you explain which folder I need to set up. I have published the site to a folder inside my wwwroot folder. (eg wwwroot/mysite)

I have then made the folder a virtual folder (eg mysite)

The "mysite" folder then contains other folders such as app.data, bin, thumbs etc as well as all the aspx pages

Do I need to make another folder virtual ?

I have set up a standard html site using the same format and it works ok.

[Staff: Warren Ashcroft]

mysite is the folder you should make a virtual directory, it is possible you didn't setup the virtual directory properly - here is what should be set on the "create virtual directory" page:

Path To Virtual Directory: \
Virtual Directory Name: mysite
Physical Folder: \mysite

[guitarman]

Thanks for the advice, Now got access to the system however I now get the following:
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified)

Would you be able to help with this ?

I used Visual Studio 2008 to create and upload the website - Everything works ok from file on my PC and everything seems to have uploaded correctly.

Thanks again.

[Staff: Warren Ashcroft]

You will need to upload the database to one of our database servers and then change the connection string of the application accordingly - you can create the database in the control panel and you will be given a link to a utility you can use to upload the database backup.

[guitarman]

I have a bit more info & I am a bit more confused????

I get the above error 26 code now when I try to access home.aspx inside the "mysite" folder.

This folder will not allow me to view it's contents when I go to just my .co.uk domain but all other folder do ?

If a create a new folder and copy all the files across, then create a virtual directory for the new folder I get the original error message back again?

[guitarman]

Only just read your reply re- the database, I will try this tomorrow I let you know the outcome.

Many thanks.

[guitarman]

Ok,
I failed miserably !!!! - - This bit is all new to me so a may need a little help.

I have installed m/s sql publishing wizard via the link but I can't get it to connect.

I have tried setting the server to the same as shown in the external host name and then setting user and passwords the same as I created in the d/b managment.

I have also tried setting a connection string using the same info as given in myLittleAdmin connection info.

Either way is can't get the publisher to connect - Any ideas as to where I'm going wrong ?

[RFH Reseller: SKILLIT]

SQL server expects the server name to be (e,g, for caesium)
mssql2005.caesium.lon.periodicnetwork.com,65230

Notice how the port is specified.
It you have SQL Server management studo try connecting with that.
[using SQL server authentification]