Once you've downloaded InstantKB.NET and extracted the ZIP file to your desktop This will create a single folder on your desktop containing all the InstantKB.NET folders & files. Depending on which license you own the number of files will vary. In this example we'll use our full source code developer license.
To help you quickly understand the folders and files provided with InstantKB.NET we've detailed the core components below.
The Developer License is provided with complete access to all the source code for InstantKB.NET. This includes access to our InstantASP.Common set of projects and also the business and data access projects for InstantKB.NET.
- InstantASP.Common
Contains all the source code to our InstantASP.Common core framework. - InstantASP.InstantKB
Contains all the source code files specific to InstantKB.NET. - InstantKB20
Contains the main web application. The InstantKB20 folder will need to be copied to your web site. - InstantKBDeveloper.sln
The Visual Studio.NET 2005 solution file.
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The End User License provides only the code-behind source code and web project. This is ideal if you looking to visually customize InstantKB.NET or modify basic functionality. The source code to our core InstantASP.Common framework is not provided.
- InstantASP.InstantKB
With the end user license only the InstantASP.InstantKB.UI code-behind project is included within this folder. - InstantKB20
Contains the main web application. The InstantKB20 folder will need to be copied to your web site. - InstantKBEndUser.sln
The Visual Studio.NET 2005 solution file.
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Copying InstantKB.NET into your web site directory
To install InstantKB.NET simply copy the "InstantKB20" folder into your web sites directory. For example if your working in a local development environment you would typically copy the "InstantKB20" folder into your c:\inetpub\wwwroot folder.
If you wish to work with InstantKB.NET inside of Visual Studio.NET you should copy all the folders and files provided with InstantKB.NET into your default web site directory as shown below...
IMPORTANT: If your uploading InstantKB.NET via FTP to install on a shared hosting account or prproduction server you'll only need to upload the "InstantKB20" folder. Do not upload the "InstantASP.Common" or "InstantASP.InstantKB" folders as these folders contain the source code for InstantKB.NET which is compiled into the various assemblies within the "InstantKB20\Bin" folder.
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