DotNetNuke Can Be Installed on a GoDaddy Shared Hosting Account
Feb
7
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2/7/2008 6:02 PM
It seems there have been heated debates about whether DotNetNuke can be installed on a GoDaddy.com shared web hosting account. I am here to say that it can be done since I did just that on the website of my artist friend Debbie Hennes. Specifically, I installed DotNetNuke 4.8.0 on GoDaddy with the Hosting Control Center v2.4.2.
I basically followed the instructions on the Northern Star Solutions site. However, like over 70% of the people surveyed on that site, it didn't work by just following the instructions. Here are some points of confusion and suggestions:
- When the instructions talk about going to Content > Directory Management, this is now Content > IIS Settings.
- Adding a Directory in this section makes the folder "read and write only". Checking the Anonymous Access box is the equivalent of "read, write and web only" in the instructions.
- I believe I had to use Content > File Manager and set the permissions for the [Root] directory to Read and Write.
There may be other "secret steps" that have to be done. I spent so many hours trying things, it's hard to remember them all. But at least knowing that it is possible may be an inspiration to others trying to do this.