Host Name vs. Folder Multi site

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4/15/2011 9:45:51 AM
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Re: Host Name vs. Folder Multi site

Hi Dave,

The error you got is an known issue in WebSitePanel. By default, when you create a new web site or virtual folder in WebSitePanel in Arvixe, the default .NET version is 2.0 Integrated Pipeline. If you upload .net 4.0 mojoPortal files there before you change the .net version, you will get an error, right? Now the funny thing is if you try to change the .net version in WebSitePanel, it throws an error as above, because the WebSitePanel is still trying to load a .net 2.0 web.config, but cannot find it, so freaked out.

The easy fix (if you have the same issue again in the future) is to delete your web.config, or rename it to something like web.config.bak, then go to WebSitePanel to change the .net version. If there is no web.config file, WebSitePanel will create one automatically, then you can change the .net verstion to 4.0 Integrated pipeline, then exit WebSitePanel, then replace the automatically created web.config with your web.config. Everything will then be normal, including the WebSitePanel. If you contact Arvixe's support, they will basically do the same thing as I mentioned.

Regards,

Jeffrey

4/15/2011 7:41:16 PM
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Re: Host Name vs. Folder Multi site

After a week my host Arvixe finally got back to me and said that I would have to convert to a site with a dedicated IP address in order to make it work.

Of course more $$.  For now I am just testing the site, so multi site using folders demonstrated the capabilities for me.

Might be searching for another host for the rest of the sites I am converting from classic ASP.  Response time is really slow with Arvixe..

Thanks for your help.

Dave

4/15/2011 7:48:44 PM
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Re: Host Name vs. Folder Multi site

Hi,

You do not need a dedicated IP address to do this. We host a lot of mojoPortal sites that use the Multi-Site feature and they are on shared servers with shared IP addresses. That is why we have Binding/Host headers/Pointers.

-Joe D.

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