((I am copying from a thread named "Moving Asp.Net application to server"
initiated by "Jim Heavey" on May 3, 2004))
The best is to let MS/Visual Studio .Net system to "copy project" for you.
Please do th followings:
1. Goto your IIS server and create a new web site. During the web site
creation, specify a physical folder on the IIS server for the new site.
Example: C:\MyDotNetWebFolder.
2. Secure the new web site and specify its default home page if any.
3. Specify Host Header under the "Advanced tab" such as
www.yourWeb.com.
This is the url name your client will punch into the web browser address
field at their end.
4. From the developer PC, use "map network drive" to map to the web folder
created in IIS server earlier (#1).
5. Bring up VS.Net IDE and open up your solution.
6. Highlight the "Project Name" in the "Solution Explorer"
7. Click "Project/Copy Project" from the VS.Net pull down menu.
8. Click "File share" under the Web access method
9. Browse to the mapped folder as done in step# 4.
10. Select "only files needed to run this application" under the "Copy"
label. Donot copy source files if you wish to keep them secret.
11. Click "OK". This action will copy all your *.aspx, web.config, and *.dll
to your IIS server. Ignore the Red X error if it is thrown about "could not
modify BIN folder ACL...."
12. Fire up your MS/IE and punch in your newly created .net web site and
observe your wonderful work !!!
13. Finally, go to the IIS server and view the contents of the newly created
web site. You should see all your *.aspx files and Web.Config file under the
root folder and a BIN folder that houses your assembly (*.DLL).
PS: In addition, there are lots of good books about how to install and
administer MS/IIS software on Windows 2k, 2k3. I prefer W2k3 if your shop
can afford it. It is called MS/Application Server or IIS-6. All you need is
Windows 2003 Standard Edition or the cheapest is W2k3 Server Web edition.
Hope this helps
John
"Woody Splawn" <no****@splawns.com> wrote in message
news:O6**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
Forgive my ignorance but how do you get your applicaiton written in VS
from your localhost to your actual web site? Is there a way of doing this from
within VS or do you have to use some sort of FTP application?
I'm supposing that when you create an applicaiton in VS you do it in
LocalHost first then move it to a web server via FTP. Is this right?