I want to run a .net web application on local computer - asp.net

I wanted to run a .net application on a laptop. I created the application(aspx pages and SQL database) on a computer that has VS 08 installed. Now i wanted to run this application on a laptop that does not have SQL sever 2005 installed.
As far as the aspx pages if i publish them to a zip drive copy it to my laptop and go into IIS and define a new virtual directory to point where my pages are that should work RIGHT??
Now for the database i don't know what i need to do
any ideas???

Publish the web app to a folder on the laptop and create an IIS Virtual directory pointing to that folder.
As for the DB, install an express version of SQL Server (http://www.microsoft.com/express/Database/) and
point you web app at them.

Have you considered using SQL Server Compact Edition? This will allow you to move the db around with the application.

You need to install sql server on the client(laptop) so you can run the application properly

As far as the aspx pages if i publish
them to a zip drive copy it to my
laptop and go into IIS and define a
new virtual directory to point where
my pages are that should work RIGHT??
Yes this should work.
As for the database, you'll need to install it on the computer you are running IIS on and copy the schema and data over or (I would recommend this way) have your code connect to a server which has the database on it.

You need to install at a minimum SQL Server 2005 express edition. You may also need to change the connection settings for your application, which may be in your .config file(depending on how you did your conneciton in your application) and depending on whether the server instance and database name you choose are different from what you used on your development computer.

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existing umbraco cms set up in local server

I am completely new with the umbraco CMS and one of my client want to make some changes on his umbraco CMS web site. So i have downloaded the umbraco CMS projects files and database from the server and i need to configure it on my local server. I am using windows 10 OS. I can install a fresh umbraco cms in the local server. But When i try to run the existing in local server, its asking me for install the fresh umbraco CMS.Can anyone help me on sort out this issue?
Note : I don't have changed the any configurations on the files. Just simply running the project with Microsoft WebMatrix app. Please help me with the database and other configuration settings also.
Aby help will be really appreciated...
It sounds like the Umbraco installation is assuming it is a new installation and then creates a new database for you.
You need to download the website files directly from the server and place those in a folder which can be served by a webserver on your local machine. Then you need to get a backup of the database on the server and restore this on a SQL server on your local machine.
When this is done, you need to make sure the connectionstring in the web.config of the site is set up correct to match where you have restored the database on your local SQL server. Search for umbracoDbDsn and make sure the server name, credentials and database name is correct.
When this is done, you should be able to start up the site and hopefully it will run just as it did on the server.

Publishing asp website on Local IIS

i Have a Asp website that uses MySql database, i want to publish it on my own PC for testing ,
is that possible? and do i need to combine some references with it , or what? and do i need to modify the web.config file?
There are two pieces of software required to run you application.
You need a web server that's able to serve ASP pages. Either install the full IIS, or if it's only for your own testing you can go with IIS Express (included in e.g. WebMatrix).
You need to install a MySql server to run the database. If the MySql drivers are not included in the deploy package of the site, you will need to install those separately as well.

ASP.NET MVC intranet site deployment

Howcome I deploy my intranet ASP.NET MVC project?
What I've got so far:
project itself;
several client machines connected in a workgroup and server;
IIS Express 7.5, SQL Server 2008 R2 Express installed on a server.
It should be mentioned that though it's odd and unusual but server is just a machine without (even) server OS installed. Please note that it's not mine idea and is the environment I've got at the moment
I've read the instruction http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg703322(VS.98).aspx but it describes situation when you have Web Developer installed on the same machine.
Please help!
And Thanks!
This is the 100% manual approach, you might be able to access the remote web server via VS if authorization/permissions is lined up properly (much simpler, basically you just hit deploy):
Install IIS
Install .NET Framework 4
Install MVC
Register ASP.NET with IIS (just to be safe run it again)
Create Website via IIS Management Console (use a new directory for the website)
Put your files inside the new directory
Make sure permissions are setup properly
That's it

Running asp.NET application on a local computer for testing purposes

I developed a web application for some small company. It connects to an SQL database created in Microsoft SQL server Managment studio 2008. Now they would like to test this app on a local computer before they put it on a server.
My question is, what are all the things I need to make this app work on a random computer running Win with no Visual Studio or SQL server installed?
Thanks for your help.
EDIT: They want to run it on a local computer only.
maybe Microsoft Web Platform Installer 3.0 can help you out.
http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx
Install .Net version you are using. It might already be there.
Install/configure IIS
Install SQL Server Express
Your db connection string obviously need to be changed to the local
sql server connection in web.config
Because it is a simple app, just copy the entire app (except proj
files, .cs, .vb files) to that computer
For one, point the connection string at SQL Server on a staging server. The whole idea of testing is to have the same environment as the production server.

How to deploy an ASP.net C# on windows2008 server

I want to deploy a Website which i have created using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Express Edition onto a remote server having Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
I don't know anything about deployment. I want to know what are the things required on the Server in order to make the website work for all the client machines.
i had used ajax toolkit, VisualStudio2008 Express Edition and mysql on my developer machine.
One method which i tried is using copy website,it dint work,may be because i don't know the proper way to do it.
Please help me to deploy my ASP.net website.
The first step to setup your website on Windows Server 2008. Is to setup IIS. Installing IIS7 on Windows Server 2008.
Once that's completed, setup your SQL server on either that machine or a different one.
Depending on your setup. Copy your website files to your web site directory. By default it's [Drive]:\inetpub\wwwroot. You can change the target by virtual directories.
One note, you will need to install AJAX on your server for it to run correctly.

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