Hi Imar!

Thanks for instant reply. Will try this tomorrow.

This webshop should become part of my uni project.
So it is not online now.
It is supposed to be online ordering app. for more more shops within one app.

But just coming back to my initial question.
Multiple shops.
Do you think that all (3) shops should use same DB? Can they?
Or maybe it is easier to use 3 different DBs and use separate ASPNETDB for membership and everything else?


Because as i said, it is my uni project and i know im asking very basic questions. But without that understanding i cant do anything.
So thanks for your patience.

Peter

Instant Results == Instant replies... ;)

Regarding your question about multiple shops: it all depends...

Personally, I wouldn't merge three shops that quick. It brings a number of issues, regarding security and maintenance. With three separate shops, it's easier to move or sell a shop without affecting the others.

I guess it depends on how you define your shop. If with shop you mean one owner, but multiple "faces" of the site (e.g. Themes) or product categories, you could combine them. If multiple shops means multiple owners, report parties and payment providers, then separating them would be, IMO, a better solution.

Cheers,

Imar
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Hi Imar!

I think you are right.
I will put them all in separate folders.
All files, products, and db files and everything. Its just easier.
So in this case, merging your webshop with existing ASPNETDB would go
similar to this post?

http://p2p.wrox.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=51419

I would like to keep membership details in ASPNETDB.
So just some changes in web.config file?

Thanks again.

Peter

Peter

I didn't try to be right. I just offered different views with different solutions. What's right for you depends on your situation.

If you want to use the same ASP.NET database across multiple applications, take a look here: http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archi...25/423703.aspx
That posts explains how to configure a full version of SQL Server for the provider features in ASP.NET 2.

Make sure each application uses the same applicationName attribute in each application's web.config file, ro they won't be sharing user state.

Cheers,

Imar
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Hi Imar.

Another problem.
I was trying to upload webshop (your default version) to local iis. I have connected DB file to sql express server and changed connection string. A have added ASPNET user for this DB and granted all possible rights.
Application will start and i can browse products and see details.
But i can not add anything into shopping cart. Shopping cart is always empty.
When i click Add to cart i will only see default shoppingcart.aspx with message you shopping cart is empty.
No error message. Nothing.

Same thing if i just leave everything as it was and just upload site to iis and run it.
can browse products and details. Can not update shopping cart.

Can you help?

Peter

EDIT: Same thing with login. I can enter user name and password.
No error. It just redirects me to home page and I am not loged in.

Does your machine / browser accept cookies? The Shop uses sessions (and thus cookies) to keep track of things...

Imar
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Hey Imar!

exactly right! My Zone Alarm was blocking cookies even after I specifically allowed them for localhost.
Disabling cookies control in ZA solved it.
So now what im trying to do is: I have 4 different virtual folders in IIS. One is App and 3 shops. Separately they all running. Good start. Now i will try to get them to use one ASP.NET db for membership.
Thanks a lot mate. Great help.

You're welcome.

Good luck with getting the shops up and running....

Imar
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Hi Imar!

I am successfully using one membership provider for all 3 shops. I can login with one admin password in all of them. I can even create user in one of the shops and that will make that user available for all other shops.
One problem.
I have to login everytime i access different shop.
Example:
Login into localhost/shop1 and browse products, then click link to localhost/shop2 but i have to login again.
They are all using same db so i just enter same username and same pass. But i was wondering. Is there some way how to pass that info to another shop? So i would be loged in for all 3 shops?

Thanks.

Peter

Hi Peter,

I haven't tried this myself, but I think you can set the path attribute of the <forms> element in the <authentication> node in web.config. It looks like each authentication cookie is set to a different path so one application doesn't see the other.

See here for more details: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1d3t3c61.aspx

Cheers,

Imar
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