Did you install umbraco correctly using the install wizard found at http://localhost/install ?
It normally redirects to the install section when the web.config is missing a key after installing.

Warren

Hi Warren,

Yes i did install it correctly besides the step 5 for installing the Runaway Module, since i did not have internet connection on the machine i am installing it.

What is the key that you have mentioned above? Can you let me know so that i can add it?

Thanks,
Hitesh

In the web.config file for your site, if no value is set for the following line then the installer will run automatically.
[code] [/code]

After you install umbraco the value should contain the umbraco version installed (value="4.0.1", for instance).


cheers,
doug.

Thanks Doug,

I modified the Web.Config to include the version "4.0.1" which was missing.

Now it does not redirect me to the install folder but to the page http://localhost/home.aspx, however i get a 404 error stating 'File not found". Any clues what could be wrong now? Also, do you know where(which folder e.t.c) are these content files which we create physically stored ?

Thanks,
Hitesh

Hi Hitesh it seems to think there is a home node in your content tree.

If you login to umbraco by going to http://localhost/umbraco/umbraco.aspx are there any nodes in the content tree?

You may need to publish these nodes.
Warren

Hi Warren,

Yes you are correct, i do have a home node as mentioned... and Ofcourse i did a save and publish by clicking on the image and i also got a message stating that "Content Published and visible at the Web site". But when i go to the properties tab of the home node and click on the link to document -->Home.aspx , i am taken to the URL http://localhost/home.aspx and then i get the below 404 mesasge, i am not sure why the below error message says default.aspx ...

Appreciate any clues so that i can explore Umbraco further...

Server Error in '/' Application.
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The resource cannot be found.
Description: HTTP 404. The resource you are looking for (or one of its dependencies) could have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable. Please review the following URL and make sure that it is spelled correctly.

Requested URL: /default.aspx


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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.3053; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.3053

Hi,
Just wondering if any one has an answer question? Seems to me like a very basic question.....

-In which folder do the documents that we pulish get saved into?
-Why i am getting a file not found error 404, when trying to access the published document?
-Why is the above error message looking for default.aspx instead of the hom.aspx file..?

Appreciate your comments .

Thanks,
Hitesh

Hi Hitesh,

All published docs go into an xml file in the data folder, which you shouldn't alter manually!
Check that file and see if the published content is found in the xml file.

If not, I'd check whether the app pool identity user has sufficient rights on that folder.

Also, try republishing entire site (right click all top level nodes and select 'Publish' from context menu)

Hope this helps.

Regards,
/Dirk

In addition to this, please check if the file default.aspx is present in the root of your site. Umbraco relies on this.
Published documents don't get created physical on disk as .aspx-pages. The default.aspx renders them when there's a request for it.

regards,
PeterD

[quote=Dirk]Hi Hitesh,

All published docs go into an xml file in the data folder, which you shouldn't alter manually!
Check that file and see if the published content is found in the xml file.

If not, I'd check whether the app pool identity user has sufficient rights on that folder.

Also, try republishing entire site (right click all top level nodes and select 'Publish' from context menu)

Hope this helps.

Regards,
/Dirk
[/quote]

Hi Dirk,
Thanks for ur reply,
i do see the Umbraco.xml file in the data folder with the below contents, which seem to be the contents of my published page. The app pool identity is Network Service, which has full control over the wwwroot folder of the web appln.

I just have 1 node under the contents node which i created called Home, i right clicked on the top level Content Node and republished the entire site, but no difference, still the home.aspx file does not show up in the browser.

Do you think anything else could go wrong?

regards,
Hitesh



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Hello World

[quote=PeterD]In addition to this, please check if the file default.aspx is present in the root of your site. Umbraco relies on this.
Published documents don't get created physical on disk as .aspx-pages. The default.aspx renders them when there's a request for it.

regards,
PeterD[/quote]

Damn, Thanks a lot Peter, the default.aspx page was missing from the root folder, i have put it in and i able to see the published page...........


Many Thanks everyone for trying to help out!!!

-Hitesh

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