I am new to Orchard CMS and I am trying to get familiar with deploying to a shared hosting service, specifically SmarterASP.net hosting service. When I asked the SmarterASP tech support why this is happening, they said that they are not experts in Orchard CMS and cannot help me.
I am already looking into other hosting services, but I have a feeling that I am making a beginner mistake.
My problem occurs when I deploy the web app to the remote web site. In the local app, I changed the theme and enabled a single module,. After the deployment, upon starting the app, it runs, but the pages appear with the original ThemeMachine theme and previously enabled modules are disabled.
I found a similar posting (on OrchardPros.net) named: "Module not working when published" where sfmskywalker asked if the module (oforms) had been added to the solution project. I am researching how to add a newly installed module to the solution file.
Below, I have included details about my deployment procedures and the results.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks.
I am working in Windows 7 Ultimate and am using Visual Studio 2013 Community.
I am using Orchard source code version 1.8.1 and a Sql Server Express 2014 database.
The only changes to the original Orchard 1.8.1 app that I am deploying are: 1) I installed and enabled the Theme Editor v1.4.4 module, and 2) I installed the BindTuning Bootstrap theme and set it to the current theme. After these changes, the app runs correctly under Visual Studio.
Using my local IIS server, I created a local web site and deployed the app to that site using Web Deploy. Under IIS 7.5, app works correctly..
Next, I deployed the app to the SmarterASP web site which is configured as an ASP.NET 4.5 Integrated web site. I ran the remote app and the problems appeared: 1) the page style showed as the original TheThemeMachine theme and 2) the Theme Editor module was disabled.
In the remote app, I changed the current theme back to the Bootstrap theme, and I re-enabled the Theme Editor. The remote app ran correctly at that time.
I then used Web Deploy to deploy the local app, with no additional changes, to the remote server again. No errors appeared during the deploy operation. However, when I restarted the remote web site, the theme was set back to ThemeMachine and the Theme Editor module was disabled.
I checked the IIS logs from the remote server and they contained no errors.
The SmarterASP hosting service has a 1-click install feature for Orchard v1.8.1. So, I used that feature to create a new web site. I ran that app, and added the new theme and module to the remote web site and it worked correctly at that time. However, when I deployed my local app to that site, the problem behavior was the same.
Folder Permissions: I checked both remote sites and the App_Data, Modules, Themes, and Media folders all have read/write permissions. I also connected to both remote sites using IIS Manager, and confirmed that the trust level was Full (internal).
