The purpose of this article is to take you through the install of Subtext.
To start with:
If you can, wipe out your computer and start new.
01. Install Windows Server 2003, or 2000, or XP.
02. Install IIS, go ahead and include ASP.NET as one of the components.
03. Install all your updates via Windows Update.
04.
Install ASP.NET 2.0 Framework (This should be done after installing IIS.)
05.
Install Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition. (It's free!) Install both SQL server and the management tools.
06. For the SQL install, don't use a named instance, use the default instance. Install everything but replication, and use Mixed Mode, not Windows Authentication Mode. Leave everything else as default.
07. In SQL Management Studio Express create a new login with a password.
08. In SQL Management Studio Express create a new database and make your new user the owner.
09.
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10. Change the <connection strings> section to look something like this:
<add name="subtextData" connectionString="Server=localhost;Database=SubtextData;user id=subtextuser; password=xxxxxx;" />
In this case, the username is subtextuser, the password is xxxxxx, the server is the localhost, and the database name is subtextdata.
11. In IIS right-click your website and click the ASP.NET tab. Choose ASP.NET 2.0 if it's not already selected from the drop down box.
12. In IIS create a new Application Pool. Name it something like Subtext or Aspnet20. In your website properties in the Home Directory tab choose your new application pool from the Application Pool drop down menu.
13. Copy your files from the subtext download, including your newly edited web.config file into the root of your website.
That should do it. Browse to your website and configure it with a username and password. Login and start posting!
If you have any questions, feel free to send me an email and I'll see what I can do to help. Also try the
SubText Forums.