Hi Darren and welcome to our :)

I asume that you have done some research before you decided to select the mentioned hosting company - could you please provide a link to their website? (I tried googling but could not find their site - I probably spelled it wrong).

From your brief description it sounds like you should simply just copy the files to the root of the httpdocs folder and then make sure your connection string in the web.config file is pointing to the correct database unless you're just running SQL CE.

Once you've copied the files to the server then enter your domain in the browser and let the installation process begin.

Hope this helps.

/Jan

Hi

yes i did research and chose the company based on this forum actually:

http://forum.umbraco.org/yaf_postst5038_UK-Hosting.aspx

their website is: http://www.ehosting.com/

thanks

Hi

For anyone who might be interested - ehosting come highly recommended for both service and support - if you need any help Darren - I have several Umbraco sites hosted with them so may be able to assist you.

Best regards

Gary

Hi

I have no problem with ehosting they have been fantastic so far. I just posted the question as I am new to using them and am unsure as to where to place the umbraco install directory, does it go in the root of the httpdocs folder? i.e. httpdocs/umbraco or not?

thanks

Hi

First delete the folders that are currently in the httpdocs folder.

I usually upload via Filezilla over ftp and copy all from App_Broswers down, over to the httpdocs folder. So - htttpdocs/App_Browsers etc . . . 

Just to clarify, the Umbraco Install directory should be removed before upload, easiest way is to run UGoLive before.

You will still need to set permissions on the folders via Plesk and change the ASP version to 4, as it is 2 by default. (In additonal settings on the domain page)

If you get the custom errors page change customerrors in web config to "Off", then all should run.

Hope this helps, if I can help any more, please let me know

Gary

ok thats great, I will try this out

thanks for the advice

i have followed all the advice above and now I receive

httpdocs\Views\Partials' is denied.

where in plesk do I set the permissions?

ignore above, I have found the permissions and applied and now I receive the umbraco installation screen, thanks for everyones help

Hi Darren

Apologies couldn't get to answer in time - glad all is ok, didn't realise you wanted to do install of Umbraco on live server, thought you were uploading a finished site, but happy you got there. If you have any other issues always happy to help.

G

hi

i have come to input the connectionstring details during the installation and it fails on the database details, I have the database name but am unsure as to the server name and where to find the in ehosting.

From what I can see, the servername is "Local MSSQL server" but this fails

any ideas?

Hi

Must admit I have never tred to do it this way, but . . .

Are you using the embeddded SQLCE4 db? If you have installed this or are trying to install this, I feel pretty sure that it will be a permissions issue, you need permissions set as per

http://our.umbraco.org/wiki/reference/files-and-folders/permissions

If you are using in MVC you need to add the views folder to this list too.

You will find the string in subscription>domain>Websites and domains>advanced settings. Before install this has a default string, but after upload reads LocalMySqlServer. (Uneditable)

But I would set permissions first before anything else. 

Hope this helps

Regards

G

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