Configure umbraco 2.1.x

Install and setup
A step-by-step guide to install and configure everything you need to run umbraco 2.1.x on Windows XP Pro. (including IIS, MSXML, .NET Framework, SQL Server 2005 Express, SQL Server Management Studios Express, and umbraco 2.1.x)

Chapters

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Install IIS
• Chapter 3: Install .NET 2.0 Framework
• Chapter 4: Install MSXML
• Chapter 5: Install SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP2
• Chapter 6: Install SQL Server Management Studio Express
• Chapter 7: Configure SQL Server 2005 Express
• Chapter 8: Install umbraco 2.1.x Files
• Chapter 9: Configure IIS
• Chapter 10: Configure umbraco 2.1.x
• Chapter 11: Congratulations!

Configure umbraco 2.1.x

You will need to edit the web.config file to specify the location and connection string information for your database.

1. Using My Computer or the Windows Explorer, navigate to the folder containing the umbraco web site files.
   Note: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot, according to these instructions.
2. Double-click the Web.config file.
   
3. If prompted, select the radio button next to “Select the program from a list”, click OK, click Notepad, place a check mark in the box next to “Always use the selected program to open this kind of file”, and click OK.
4. Near the bottom of the file, find the following line:
       <add key="umbracoDbDSN" value="Server=127.0.0.1;
         Database=YOUR_DATABASE;User ID=YOUR_USER;
         Password=YOUR_PASSWORD;Trusted_Connection=False"/>
5. Modify the following umbracoDbDSN items to match your database configuration.
   Note: according to these instructions, the values would be as follows, though your settings may be different:
       Server=127.0.0.1
       Database=umbracoCMS
       User ID=umbracoUser
       Password=denmark
       Trusted_Connection=False
   
6. Save the Web.config file.

Set up umbraco from a web browser

1. Using a web browser, navigate to http://localhost/install.
   
2. Click Next.
   
3. Click Install.
   
4. Click Next.
   
   Note: If there are any permission problems, return to Set File Permissions, above.
5. Click Next.
   
6. Enter a password for the umbraco user interface, and click Change Password.
   
7. Click Next.
   
8. Click Next.
   Note: The umbracoConfigurationDone entry is mentioned on this screen. We’ll set that in a moment.
   

Finalize umbraco configuration

1. Double-click the Web.config file to open it for editing.
2. Near the bottom of the file, find the following line:
       <add key="umbracoConfigurationDone" value=""/>
3. Modify the line by setting the value to 211, as shown below:
       <add key="umbracoConfigurationDone" value="211"/>
   
4. Add the following line at the top of the Web.config file
   (Note: this line is only needed when using ASP.NET 2.0)
       <pages enableEventValidation="false"></pages>
   
5. Save the Web.config file.
6. Finally, delete the \install folder
   Note: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\install, according to these instructions.