Previously, i have talked about how to install DotNetNuke 5.0 to your hosting account. What if you are using an old release of DotNetNuke? You must upgrade your existing websites to newest release. According to security bulletins out there, old releases have issues with security roles. An attacker could access to your site and gain access to private roles. This is a security hole and an important issue.

The solution is upgrading your DotNetNuke Installation. With this tutorial, you will have no hesitation during an upgrade process.

Let's get started.

I'm going to cover all required actions to upgrade a DotNetNuke installation hosted by Godaddy. If you would have followed default upgrade instructions on a custom installation, it would most likely to have some problems. It's best practice to read full tutorial first and apply instructions then.

Before Begin:

It's recommended to have following software before upgrading your website.

• Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition (Service Pack 1 Upgrade enabled) [get it here] [register here]
• Mozilla Firefox (optional) [get it here]
• Mozilla Filezilla (optional) [get it here]
• Winzip or WinRAR Compression Utility (optional) [get Winzip] [get WinRAR]

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After reading this article, you will be able to install DotNetNuke 5.0.0 release (currently latest DNN release available) application to root directory under of your Godaddy hosted environment. Before go on reading, make sure that you are using one of Godaddy (Deluxe or Premium) Windows plans.

View Highlights of DotNetNuke 5.0.0

Update:  A friend reported that Economy plan is enough to install at root level. However i wont support this plan since i haven't used it recently.

It is very important that, i cannot accept any liability if this tutorial breaks your live environment, notice that this tutorial only works for new installations, not for upgrades. You also should backup your files before replacing them.

As default, Godaddy does not allow customers to install DotNetNuke to root level. See offical KB Article at following link:
Can I Install a DotNetNuke in my Root Folder?

However with some effort, you can install DNN to root. I know it's not simple. But i had installed almost all releases from early DNN 4.x to DNN 4.9 release to root path with a good strategy.

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NOTE: Telerik DNN Modules currently does not work with DotNetNuke 5.0.0 release when you try to install Telerik.DNN.Modules_2008_3_1125_tria...

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