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Georgeb1951

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2/13/2026 10:26 AM

I have copied the database, logs, and website folders to the new root directory (name has not changed),

backed up and restored the DB,

created a new website in IIS pointing to the website folder,

Modified PortalAlias to point to the new IP

I have a "Test.html" file that runs correctly in the root folder, but when I run the site, I get "404 Not Found
The requested Url does not return any valid content."

Thoughts?

Marco Alvarado

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2/15/2026 7:27 PM

George, we need to identify if the problem is server or platform related.

1) can you look into /Portals/default/Logs and look for the most recent file (today) and open that file with the notepad, take a look at the errors and if possible share the more recent ones here to help you out; this could help us out to determine if the problem is platform related.

2) Try to re-start the application pool in your server; yesterday, I moved over a fresh new version of a website I was working on in a test environment and after moving everything to production I got the 404 page for about 10-15 minutes, after re-starting everything on the server I was able to get the new version of the website working.

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Georgeb1951

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3/5/2026 1:43 PM

I ended up completely redesigning the site in DNN 10.01.01. The only issue I have now is that if a visitor registers and I approve them, they do not have access to the Members Area. I have just posted a detailed expanation of the issue.

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3/5/2026 2:37 PM

Posted By Georgeb1951 on 3/5/2026 12:43 PM
I ended up completely redesigning the site in DNN 10.01.01. The only issue I have now is that if a visitor registers and I approve them, they do not have access to the Members Area. I have just posted a detailed expanation of the issue.

I responded to your other post.

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