how to create new source project from existing site and db
Hi folks,
This is a bit odd so I'll have to explain why I need to do this. I maintain an umbraco site for a community event. I kept the source on my work laptop ( as it was my only windows machine). I left that job in a hurry and didn't get the chance to backup the source. So I have a working site, I can access, and have backups of all the published files and DB. What I don't have is the .sln, the .csproj and the source for a few controllers.
Now I think I can rewrite the controllers (most of the work that has gone into the site is in the db and the views).
What I need is to get a new umbraco site working in development, connected to the old DB.
however when I try:
create new asp.net MVC site in visual studio
install umbraco using
nuget
change the connection string to point at the old db
This does not work - the logins which should work (they work on the published site) are not recognised.
Should this work? Is it possible to get around this?
well the password reset didn't work - it reset the password but the new one didn't login either, I had to restore the db to be able to login again. It seems like the answer to a different question anyway - the login works fine, when the site is running on the published site, with the same database. it's just using the correct login running locally which fails.
The task is pretty simple in essence, but it is quite difficult to understand someone else's code sometimes) I hope that at least the documentation is in order. It is good that I pass on similar tasks to the company https://do-it-solutions.com to further support the work of the project
how to create new source project from existing site and db
Hi folks,
This is a bit odd so I'll have to explain why I need to do this. I maintain an umbraco site for a community event. I kept the source on my work laptop ( as it was my only windows machine). I left that job in a hurry and didn't get the chance to backup the source. So I have a working site, I can access, and have backups of all the published files and DB. What I don't have is the .sln, the .csproj and the source for a few controllers.
Now I think I can rewrite the controllers (most of the work that has gone into the site is in the db and the views).
What I need is to get a new umbraco site working in development, connected to the old DB.
however when I try:
This does not work - the logins which should work (they work on the published site) are not recognised.
Should this work? Is it possible to get around this?
it's version 7.9.2
Hi Jonny
ILSpy can help you to decompile dlls and get source code.
Umbraco admin reset can help you to get access to Umbraco backend - https://our.umbraco.com/packages/developer-tools/umbraco-admin-reset/
Thanks,
Alex
Thanks Alex,
that sounds very promising, I'll give it a go
well the password reset didn't work - it reset the password but the new one didn't login either, I had to restore the db to be able to login again. It seems like the answer to a different question anyway - the login works fine, when the site is running on the published site, with the same database. it's just using the correct login running locally which fails.
It can be that site isn't able to connect to database, in this case it's not possible to login to backend.
I got the answer here https://our.umbraco.com/forum/using-umbraco-and-getting-started/85475-authorizeupgrade-cant-login#comment-270615 - when I pasted the membership nodes from the old config the issue was fixed.
The task is pretty simple in essence, but it is quite difficult to understand someone else's code sometimes) I hope that at least the documentation is in order. It is good that I pass on similar tasks to the company https://do-it-solutions.com to further support the work of the project
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