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Has anyone gotten Community Server 2007 to work?

 Ironically they are using it here but I can't get it to work.  Apparently it ignores the web.config file.

I figured out that my account is set to use .Net 1.1 by default so had it changed to .Net 2.0 and now I can load pages (VERY SLOWLY) but I can't run the database scripts because I need db_owner permissions. Why does everything have to be so difficult?

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Yep, got it installed and working.  Thanks for all the help!  The customer service here is really outstanding.

For those wondering what Community Server 2007 is; you're using it now.  It's a content management system (CMS) like Joomla, Mambo, Drupel, Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server.  CS2007 is specifically designed to build communities allowing users to easily (in theory) add their own content to the site.  The nice thing about CS2007 is it has all of the basic stuff you want in a CMS like forums, photo gallery, blogs, articles, etc. without having to kludge up the system like Joomla/Mambo with plugins that barely work half the time. 

Best of all for me is that it is written in C# so is cleaner and less Linux'y than all the php solutions.  It is a commercial product but there is a personal edition that's free: http://get.communityserver.org/Express.aspx

Here are some pointers for anyone else trying to install Community Server 2007:

1) Make sure your site is using .Net 2.0.  After banging my head on the walls for an hour I realized I might have .Net 1.1 instead of 2.0.  So, I made a simple .Net 2.0 webpage, published it, saw it fail, and knew I needed to have my site changed.

2) Set up your MSSQL database and db user and then give db_owner permissions to that user: https://www.servergrid.com/support/sqltools.aspx

3) Disable script debugging and error notification in your browser. Otherwise you'll get popup errors every time the install page loads.

4) Don't freak out that it takes 2-5 minutes to load each page of the CS2007 setup, it's some bug in the setup process but your site will be fast once the install is done.

5) MAKE SURE YOU DON'T ENTER ANY FIELDS INCORRECTLY! For whatever reason if you make the smallest mistake when you try to do the final step the CS2007 setup shuts you down and doesn't let you go back and fix your mistake.

6) If you do make a mistake and have to start over it's easiest to just to delete the MSSQL database and recreate it.  If you don't you'll just get another error after waiting 20 mins for all the setup pages to load. Oh, and make sure you give your database user db_owner or you'll have to start over again.

7) Don't run with scissors, you could put someones eye out.

 

 

 

 

Thank you, we appreciate your comments and look forward to continuing to assist you whenever needed.  Also thank you for posting these instructions to assist others.

Hi Cirbirus,

Do you mind if I post your hints up to my blog (http://www.u-g-h.com)? If you're okay with it, is there anywhere you'd like me to link to you as a thanks for the info ?

Regards

Owen
 

No problem Owen. Help yourself.

I'm still working on content at the moment and deciding if I actually want to use CS2007 but you can link to http://www.evilmidgetsocialclub.com if you'd like.