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4/25/2018 1:11 PM
 
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Dear DotNetNuke 8.0.3 Experts,

Does DNN always and only use the "SiteSqlServer" connection string?

That is, Is the following still true for 8.0.3 in DotNetNuke..

http://www.dnnsoftware.com/wiki/connection-string

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The connectionString node in web.config is where asp.net retrieves connection strings from. DotNetNuke ships with the files for installation on sql server, and by default a connection string of SiteSqlServer is used to determine what connection string to use.

This is referenced in 2 additional locations:

add name="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider" type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider" connectionStringName="SiteSqlServer" enablePasswordRetrieval="true" enablePasswordReset="true" requiresQuestionAndAnswer="false" minRequiredPasswordLength="7" minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters="0" requiresUniqueEmail="false" passwordFormat="Encrypted" applicationName="DotNetNuke" description="Stores and retrieves membership data from the local Microsoft SQL Server database"

add name="SqlDataProvider" type="DotNetNuke.Data.SqlDataProvider, DotNetNuke.SqlDataProvider" connectionStringName="SiteSqlServer" upgradeConnectionString="" providerPath="~\Providers\DataProviders\SqlDataProvider\" objectQualifier="" databaseOwner="dbo"

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...or not?

Please advise.

Thanks.

-- Mark Kamoski

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4/26/2018 8:50 PM
 
I believe that DNN 8 still uses the TWO connection strings that you'll find in the web.config. One is in the connectionStrings section and the other is in appSettings. Both should be set to the same values.

The appSettings connection string is there for compatibility with older modules. It has been removed in DNN 9.



Joe Craig
Patapsco Research Group, Ellicott City, MD
DotNetNuke Development and Services (http://patapscorg.com)
 
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4/27/2018 10:12 AM
 
Joe --

I appreciate the follow-up.

I check my DotNetNuke site, appSettings and found no connection string there.


<appSettings>
<add key="InstallTemplate" value="DotNetNuke.install.config" />
<add key="AutoUpgrade" value="true" />
<add key="UseInstallWizard" value="true" />
<add key="InstallMemberRole" value="true" />
<add key="ShowMissingKeys" value="false" />
<add key="EnableCachePersistence" value="false" />
<add key="HostHeader" value="" />
<!--Host Header to remove from URL so "www.mydomain.com/johndoe/Default.aspx" is treated as "www.mydomain.com/Default.aspx".-->
<add key="RemoveAngleBrackets" value="false" />
<!--optionally strip angle brackets on public login and registration screens.-->
<add key="PersistentCookieTimeout" value="0" />
<!--use as persistent cookie expiration. Value is in minutes, and only active if a non-zero figure-->
<!--set UsePortNumber to true to preserve the port number if you're using a port number other than 80 (the standard).
<add key="UsePortNumber" value="true" /> -->
<!-- Services Framework Tracing is primarily useful for developing and debugging -->
<add key="EnableServicesFrameworkTracing" value="false" />
<add key="UpdateServiceUrl" value="http://update.dotnetnuke.com" />
<add key="Telerik.Web.UI.ScriptFolders" value="~/Portals;" />
<add key="Telerik.Web.SkinsAssembly" value="Telerik.Web.UI.Skins, Version=2013.2.717.40, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=121fae78165ba3d4" />
<add key="InstallationDate" value="7/19/2016" />
<add key="PreserveLoginUrl" value="true" />
<add key="loginUrl" value="~/Login.aspx" />
<add key="DefaultDevicesDatabase" value="DesktopModules\DevicePreviewManagement\Resources\defaultDevices.xml" />
<add key="InstallVersion" value="08.00.03" />


Thanks.

-- Mark Kamoski
 
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4/27/2018 1:16 PM
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Mark,

I guess the question is whether or not you are seeing any errors/problems related to database access. If you aren't, I'd assume that your site is not using modules that require the second connection string. In other words, you are fine.

If you are experiencing problems, then you'll want to add the second connection string to web.config and see if that fixes things. To do this, get a copy of the install package for the version of DNN you are using. As it's a zip file, open it up and take a look at the included web.config file. Copy the needed line from there to your web.config.




Joe Craig
Patapsco Research Group, Ellicott City, MD
DotNetNuke Development and Services (http://patapscorg.com)
 
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5/7/2018 8:13 PM
 

You can use any number of connection strings and you can call them based upon the name you give them.

I have hit mssql, oracle, db2, postgres, etc DBs from within DNN. This is one of many reasons I prefer dnn over other CMS solutions.

 
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