ModPack - Run BlogEngine.NET on Shared Hosting

New Post: Any news on Modpack 1.4?

ta1kradio — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:06:08 GMT

Thanks for the update. I look forward to further work on modpack once you get your Internet provider sorted out.

MikevZ wrote:
Since June 19, I'm offline due to trouble with my Internet provider (Telfort).

My new provider will be activated in another 3-4 weeks, so my total offline time boils down to nearly 2 months :(
I'm very sorry for missing (undelivered) emails and hope to get everything working pretty soon.

As a result, no rework on BE.NET 1.4 nor ModPack was possible from my side.

Thanks for your understanding!

Cheers,
Mike

ta1kradio wrote:
It looks like the regular version of blogengine.net was released June 29th.

New Post: Any news on Modpack 1.4?

MikevZ — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:50:04 GMT

Since June 19, I'm offline due to trouble with my Internet provider (Telfort).

My new provider will be activated in another 3-4 weeks, so my total offline time boils down to nearly 2 months :(
I'm very sorry for missing (undelivered) emails and hope to get everything working pretty soon.

As a result, no rework on BE.NET 1.4 nor ModPack was possible from my side.

Thanks for your understanding!

Cheers,
Mike

ta1kradio wrote:
It looks like the regular version of blogengine.net was released June 29th.

New Post: Any news on Modpack 1.4?

ta1kradio — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:51:23 GMT

It looks like the regular version of blogengine.net was released June 29th.

NEW POST: Which hosting provider worked for you?

MikevZ — Sat, 03 May 2008 12:03:06 GMT

1&1 Hosting users in struggle ... check this out:

This BlogEngine.NET user on 1and1 posted a step-by-step solution - here's a copy of his steps (which I slightly edited):

Create a subfolder in your web space where you want your blog to go
Point your domain (in the 1and1 domains tab) to the root (/) of your web space - that's the strange part, see the redirect script
Create your application (basically the same as your asp.net application in IIS) on this subfolder
Set write access to the Network Service and IUSRx user on the AppData folder
Create this default.asp file in the root of your webspace which looks like this:

<%EnableSessionState=False
host = Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_HOST")
if host = "YourDomain.com" or host = "www.YourDomain.com" then
response.redirect("http://YourDomain.com/SubFolderAsInStep1/default.aspx")
elseif host = "example.com" or host = "www.example.com" then
response.redirect("http://example.com/SomeFolder/default.aspx")
else
response.redirect("http://YourDomain.com/error.htm")
end if
%>

Hope 1&1 customers can now (finally!) use our beloved blog platform.

Cheers,
Mike

NEW POST: Which hosting provider worked for you?

MikevZ — Sat, 03 May 2008 12:00:24 GMT

Hi jzierse, thanks for your kind note and useful feedback!

You wrote:
Just wanted to thank you MikevZ for all the work you've done on the Modpack.

I have a Deluxe account on GoDaddy, but I could not for the life of me figure out how to get this to work. My problem was that I was trying to get it to work locally using Visual Web Designer. I spent many, many, hours searching online for the answer. I finally stumbled onto this page and realized that I needed to change the BlogEngine.VirtualPath value, rename the subfolder to something other than "blog", and just put the thing online instead of trying to run it locally. After doing that it just worked. IT WORKED!

One suggestion would be to put that information (especially the "blog" subfolder tip) on the main Modpack page under the instructions. Also, it might be useful to other people to know that Visual Web Designer doesn't like BlogEngine.Net in a subfolder.

Thanks again, and know that your efforts have not gone unnoticed. You've made me week. : )

BTW: ModPack 1.3.0 Service Release 1 should work in any installed subfolder now, including "blog" - tested it last week in my own account.
Could you please verify you're running MP130SR1 and see if it works?

Cheers,
Mike

NEW POST: Which hosting provider worked for you?

jzierse — Thu, 01 May 2008 03:24:30 GMT

Just wanted to thank you MikevZ for all the work you've done on the Modpack.

I have a Deluxe account on GoDaddy, but I could not for the life of me figure out how to get this to work. My problem was that I was trying to get it to work locally using Visual Web Designer. I spent many, many, hours searching online for the answer. I finally stumbled onto this page and realized that I needed to change the BlogEngine.VirtualPath value, rename the subfolder to something other than "blog", and just put the thing online instead of trying to run it locally. After doing that it just worked. IT WORKED!

One suggestion would be to put that information (especially the "blog" subfolder tip) on the main Modpack page under the instructions. Also, it might be useful to other people to know that Visual Web Designer doesn't like BlogEngine.Net in a subfolder.

Thanks again, and know that your efforts have not gone unnoticed. You've made me week. : )

UPDATED WIKI: Home

MikevZ — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:07:02 GMT

Project Description
ModPack is a custom-built BlogEngine.NET for shared hosting plans using Medium Trust.

Blog within minutes, without the hassle

update Apr-25 2008 - ModPack 1.3.0 Service Release 1 replaced the initial build (1.3.0.5)

Ever considered adding a blog to your site? Hosted by your service provider, like GoDaddy? Then you probably ran into frustrating or technical challenges too. Maybe fun for some people who like to spend time revising code. But if you rather blog in a breeze, you'll enjoy this custom-built version for shared hosting plans.

Please refer to the ModPack home page for more details. CodePlex will be updated a bit later.

UPDATED WIKI: Home

MikevZ — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:06:08 GMT

Project Description
ModPack is a custom-built BlogEngine.NET for shared hosting plans using Medium Trust.

Blog within minutes, without the hassle

update - ModPack 1.3.0 Service Release 1 replaced the initial build (1.3.0.5)

Ever considered adding a blog to your site? Hosted by your service provider, like GoDaddy? Then you probably ran into frustrating or technical challenges too. Maybe fun for some people who like to spend time revising code. But if you rather blog in a breeze, you'll enjoy this custom-built version for shared hosting plans.

Please refer to the ModPack home page for more details. CodePlex will be updated a bit later.

UPDATED RELEASE: ModPack 1.3.0 SR1 (Apr 25, 2008)

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:56:03 GMT

ModPack 1.3.0 Service Release (SR) 1
build on BlogEngine.NET 1.3.0.5
with rolled up security hotfixes

The source code intended for experienced users/developers only.
So download just the runtime binary if you want a quick & easy setup.

CREATED FEATURE: Thumbnail support

MikevZ — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:22:32 GMT

Vote if you want Thumbail extension build into ModPack

http://blog.data-worx.de/page/Extension-Thumbnailer.aspx

CREATED FEATURE: Lightbox support

MikevZ — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:21:37 GMT

Vote if you want the Lightbox extension build in ModPack

http://blog.data-worx.de/page/Extension-Lightbox.aspx

CREATED FEATURE: Silverlight support

MikevZ — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:19:47 GMT

Vote if you want the Silverlight extension build into ModPack

http://www.flawlesscode.com/post/2007/12/Silverlight-video-player-extension-for-BlogengineNET.aspx

UPDATED RELEASE: ModPack 1.3.1

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:15:16 GMT

Syncing with BlogEngine 1.3.1

Might take some time due to the new widget framework.
Unsure how it behaves on medium trust hosts.

CLOSED FEATURE: Single Mediaplayer for MP3, FLV, etc

MikevZ — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:44:07 GMT

Integrated in ModPack 1.3.0 Service Release 1
Comments: Integrated in SR1

CREATED FEATURE: Single Mediaplayer for MP3, FLV, etc

MikevZ — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:43:40 GMT

Integrated in ModPack 1.3.0 Service Release 1

CLOSED FEATURE: Admin links use relative URL if in subfolder

MikevZ — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:42:11 GMT

ModPack 1.3.0.5 links and themes uses the folder root by design.

Full subfolder support is planned for 1.3.1 and the admin section is part of it.
Comments: Fixed in SR1

REOPENED FEATURE: Admin links to wrong URL if in subfolder

MikevZ — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:41:06 GMT

ModPack 1.3.0.5 links and themes uses the folder root by design.

Full subfolder support is planned for 1.3.1 and the admin section is part of it.
Comments: ** Comment from web user: MikevZ **

COMMENTED FEATURE: Admin links to wrong URL if in subfolder

MikevZ — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:41:05 GMT

ModPack 1.3.0.5 links and themes uses the folder root by design.

Full subfolder support is planned for 1.3.1 and the admin section is part of it.
Comments: ** Comment from web user: MikevZ **

Fixed in 1.3.0 Service Release (SR) 1

** Closed by MikevZ 4/25/2008 6:34 AM

REOPENED ISSUE: Blog subfolder stopped working after security hotfix

MikevZ — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:39:52 GMT

Hotfix applied on 1.3.0.5 with /blog/ turned off (BE.NET's default blog.aspx)
Will provide a new fix asap which supports both blog.aspx + /blog/
Comments: ** Comment from web user: MikevZ **

COMMENTED ISSUE: Blog subfolder stopped working after security hotfix

MikevZ — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:39:51 GMT

Hotfix applied on 1.3.0.5 with /blog/ turned off (BE.NET's default blog.aspx)
Will provide a new fix asap which supports both blog.aspx + /blog/
Comments: ** Comment from web user: MikevZ **

Uploaded patch id #1118 which fixed the /blog/ virtual rewrite bug in the security patch

** Closed by MikevZ 4/17/2008 7:30 AM