BlogEngine.net is a web application created using ASP.Net technology. This web application is an open source project that clear the code can be modified, changed, and added as needed by following the applicable license.
Regular BlogEngine.Net ditandem with SQL Server database, but interesting is the web application can also be run without a database, but using XML as a successor.
BlogEngine.Net installation on IIS
Here's a basic guide on how to use BlogENgine.Net IIS web server.
1. Download the latest version of BlogEngine.Net engine at address: http://www.codeplex.com/blogengine
2. Once the download is complete create a new folder with the name of the folder in the folder inetpub free.
3. Extract the entire contents of the downloaded file into the new folder.
4. For example, here I made a folder BlogEngine.Web.
5. Next open the IIS Manager.
6. Right-click the Default Web Site> Add Application.
7. In the Add Application dialog box that appears, enter the alias free name and define also its physical path, the folder New in the inet pub folder that you created earlier.
8. For example, I created Alias and specify BlogEngine Physical path: C: \ inetpub \BlogENgine.Web
9. Click the OK button to close the dialog box.
10. Until this point, the installation process has been completed.
11. Open your favorite Internet browser and access to the address: http://localhost/blogengine
12. Initial display will look like the image you get following.
If after installation you get an error message (error) as shown in the following figure, it means you need to set the permissions settings.
How to set the permissions settings are as following.
1. Open IIS Manager> Select Applications blogenine> Edit Permission
2. On the Security tab> Click Edit> Click Add> Type Network Service> OK.
3. In the Permissions for Network Service full control options add
4. So are the permissions for the User add the full control.
5. Click the OK button to close the Permissions dialog box.
6. And now you should be able to access the main page of BlogEngine.Net at address: http://localhost/blogengine