Deploying 3.5 via web deploy

Hi

I have tried following the documentation but i'm having trouble deploying v3.50 to my new host (Arvixe) using web deploy.

I want to use web deploy so I can only upload changes I make. The process i've followed is;

Open solution in VS2013
Build All
Run
Complete install process pointing to the db at Arvixe
Publish (Using settings required by Arvixe)

The files transfer fine but when it runs it reverts back to the install page.

Any ideas what I am doing wrong?

Cheers

Si

I must be doing something wrong.

I deployed via file system to a local folder and then uploaded via FTP and I am still getting directed to the install page.

Help! :)

Another thing I've noted is that WebDeploy and File System deployment are not creating the App_Data/Settings.txt

Is that the problem?

sure you need the settings file, and you need also to connect to the database on the new host., and last but not least you must migrate the database-content from local to host.
when all this is done your server presents the same content.

Hi

Thanks for your reply.

I've noticed that if I deploy via Web Deploy or File System Visual Studio does not create the App_Data/Settings.txt file. This causes the install page to run when launched.

So, I tried to add the settings.text file from the source code into the WWWRoot folder before deploying and the site throws an error "We're sorry, an internal error occurred."

I'm stumped as to what I can do!

Do I just deploy the files again and accept that i'll have to go through the install again? Or is there something in VS that I can do to resolve this?

Cheers

Si

Well I've figured out how to stop the need for a 2nd installation when deploying via WebDeploy so I'll add it here for closure just in case anyone else has the same issues I had.

- Publish via Web Deploy
- When it tries loading the page when the ublish is complete, close the browser window asap
- Use FTP to add the Settings.txt and the InstalledPlugins.txt files from the Presentation/Nop.Web/App_Data folder in your source code into the App_Data folder in your web directory.
- Run the website

The above steps allowed me to load Nop just as it has been running on my local machine.

Please note, I originally installed nop on my local machine pointing directly at the remote database. If you use a local db you will need to change the settings.txt connection properties before uploading.

Hope that helps.

Cheers

Si

You can use the publish from visual studion if you do the following
Include you InstalledPlugins.txt & Settings.txt in to the project in the App_Data folder
Make sure the files are showing as content

Then unload the Nop.Web Project, and open project file in in Edit mode
Look for ExcludeRootBinariesDeployment section

And you will find App_Data\Settings.txt and App_Data\InstalledPlugins.txt are files that are being excluded from deployment.

If you delete these two lines
Then load project and try publish.
Then you should not need to copy it using FTP


This is what you would be looking for in project
  <Target Name="ExcludeRootBinariesDeployment">
      <ExcludeFilesFromDeployment>
                ....
    App_Data\Settings.txt;
    App_Data\InstalledPlugins;
                ....
      </ExcludeFilesFromDeployment>
  </Target>


If the setting.txt file is deployed with the webdeploy you wont get the install page when you open site
Just make sure you have you setting and plugin files correct