Now you should see the Database setup in your web browser.
Choose the SQL Server name or IP address. If you're using SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, the default server name is .\SQLExpress or (local)\SQLExpress.
You can use either SQL Server authentication (recommended) or integrated Windows authentication.
| • | In case you use SQL Server account, you need to enter the user name (such as sa) and password. |
| • | In case you use Windows authentication, you need to ensure that the ASP.NET account of the name displayed in the brackets has an appropriate login name in your SQL Server. |
The account must be granted with permissions for creating new databases or for creating database objects in an existing database.
Click Next.
Choose to use an existing database or to create a new one. Click Next. If no error occurs, you should see the last step:
You can choose from the following options:
| • | Choose a starter site: |
| • | Corporate Site (portal engine) - this option installs the sample corporate site - it is recommended for most users, especially for evaluators. |
| • | Corporate Site (ASPX templates) - this option is recommended only for experienced ASP.NET developers who want to use ASPX page templates instead of portal templates. |
| • | E-commerce site - this sample site can be used as a starting point for creating your own e-shop and shows the possibilities of Kentico CMS's E-commerce module. |
| • | Personal site - this is a web template suitable for a simple personal site. |
| • | Community site - complex web template suitable for community webs, showing Kentico CMS's social networking features in practice. |
| • | Blank site - this is a blank site without any content; you will use it to create a new site from scratch. |
| • | Blank site ASPX - the same as above, but for ASPX poage templates. |
| • | Continue to the New site wizard - this option is recommended if you're starting a new site from scratch. |
| • | Import an existing Kentico CMS web site - use this option is you already created a web site with Kentico CMS and need to import it into the new installation (e.g. on the production server). |
For the purpose of this guide, please choose to create sample Corporate Site (ASPX templates) and click Next. You will see the confirmation and a link to your new web site:
Click the link and you will be redirected to the title page of the sample Corporate Site:
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Sample web site
The Corporate Site web site is only an example of a web site you can create with Kentico CMS. You have full control over the site structure, design, page layout and functionality as you will see in the following chapters. |
