New Setup Wizard

Posted in BlogSvc, jQuery by JarrettV on 12/22/2008 11:29:02 AM - CST

The next release will make setting up BlogSvc.net very simple. You won't even need to manually edit the config files as they are done as part of the wizard.

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Wizard Steps

The wizard currently has 3 steps:

Test your installation
Choose your setup method
Basic settings

We will be adding more steps in the future for setting up your categories and choosing theme. Also, we have not yet added support for importing from existing blogs or for more advanced setup scenarios.

About Testing Your Installation

The first step tests some needed functionality of your web server to see if it is working correctly. This is done using jQuery so it all occurs behind the scenes. However, the wizard will show which test is executing and the result of each test as it is performed. If any errors occur, you have the the option of re-testing or continue anyway (as seen in the screenshot above).

Please leave a comment below as we'd love to hear your feedback on this new feature.

Comments

Posted by JarrettV on 12/22/2008 12:07:41 PM - CST

I like the new wizard.

Posted by venjiang on 12/23/2008 12:08:19 PM - CST

great.

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Posted by OpenID User on 3/29/2009 7:07:26 PM - CST

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Posted by René Kabis on 5/29/2009 6:33:30 PM - CST

Tried to install on a very stable, production server. Setup script came back with all six tests showing errors (none "worked"). "Continue anyway" threw a 404, as if routing wasn't even working.
W2k3 with ASP.NET 3.5, MVC 1.0 and all the fixin's, totally up to date. This is the only site on the server which seems to have any issues whatsoever. GET and POST function just fine on the other sites, yet throw errors here. There are no config differences between this one and any other site on the server. Suggestions?

Posted by JarrettV on 5/29/2009 10:25:10 PM - CST

@René Kabis: try taking a look at the troubleshooting page for some things you can try.

Posted by René Kabis on 6/17/2009 4:34:54 PM - CST

None of the fixes on the troubleshooting page have any relevance to my situation. I am still receiving all six tests as having failed. One or two having failed, I can understand. But all six?? Plus, the troubleshooting page has no recommendations on GET and POST failures, even though other sites on the same machine make use of GET and POST just fine.
Using Win2K3 x86 with SQL2K5. All patches and updates installed. Vanilla setup, with basic security lockdown using Belarc as a guide.

Posted by JarrettV on 6/23/2009 9:59:15 AM - CST

Are you using IIS6? What does the log say?

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