Hi newbies, today I'm going to tell you something about how to make your machine ready for coding. Even though, you can get your work done, without any of these, if you are really serious about web-development, I recommend you install these before we get started. There are quite a few things, you need to setup before you can build a webpage of your own. To name a few, the following are the prerequisites for ASP.NET development environment .
1) IIS(Internet Information Services) : a server to handle your website
2) SQL Server : a database to store the information submitted by your users
3) VS (Visual Studio) : a development environment to write code within- makes your task a lot easier and very managed
4) SSMS(SQL Server Management Studio) : a UI based tool to work with sql servers.
Hoping that you have already downloaded and installed the .NET framework and VS Express edition(as discussed in my previous blog) , I begin with the installation steps of IIS, followed by the same of SQL server.
Installing IIS :
- you will need a windows bootable disk to install IIS on your machine.
- Insert the disk and then go to Control panel - Add or Remove Programs - Add/Remove Windows Components.
- Select IIS from the list and check the checkbox(never mind if its still grey even after being checked).
- Click next and let the wizard finish the job. It may ask you to restart your system. Do it.
Note : If you don't have a windows bootable disk in hand, here is the download link : IIS 6.0. Download and install it.
Other Installations :
The SQL Server Express Express Edition should already installed in your system, while installing visual studio. So, its time to install the Sql Server Management Studio(SSMS) - a UI based tool to handle sql servers installed on your system. You can get it from here (SSMS 2005). After installation, just to be sure everything is up and fine, try connecting to your pre-installed database through SSMS interface. Use the following login credentials :
username : SQLEXPRESS
password : (blank)[check the box for windows authentication, the password box will automatically be greyed.]
What? Connection successful? Congrats buddy, now you are all set to dive into the world of ASP.NET. Thats it for this bulletin, until then take care and of course, Live life.
1) IIS(Internet Information Services) : a server to handle your website
2) SQL Server : a database to store the information submitted by your users
3) VS (Visual Studio) : a development environment to write code within- makes your task a lot easier and very managed
4) SSMS(SQL Server Management Studio) : a UI based tool to work with sql servers.
Hoping that you have already downloaded and installed the .NET framework and VS Express edition(as discussed in my previous blog) , I begin with the installation steps of IIS, followed by the same of SQL server.
Installing IIS :
- you will need a windows bootable disk to install IIS on your machine.
- Insert the disk and then go to Control panel - Add or Remove Programs - Add/Remove Windows Components.
- Select IIS from the list and check the checkbox(never mind if its still grey even after being checked).
- Click next and let the wizard finish the job. It may ask you to restart your system. Do it.
Note : If you don't have a windows bootable disk in hand, here is the download link : IIS 6.0. Download and install it.
Other Installations :
The SQL Server Express Express Edition should already installed in your system, while installing visual studio. So, its time to install the Sql Server Management Studio(SSMS) - a UI based tool to handle sql servers installed on your system. You can get it from here (SSMS 2005). After installation, just to be sure everything is up and fine, try connecting to your pre-installed database through SSMS interface. Use the following login credentials :
username : SQLEXPRESS
password : (blank)[check the box for windows authentication, the password box will automatically be greyed.]
What? Connection successful? Congrats buddy, now you are all set to dive into the world of ASP.NET. Thats it for this bulletin, until then take care and of course, Live life.
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