So I decided to load Subtext for my personal blog. I did it with Godaddy. The entire Godaddy install for Subtext was fairly simple in that there were little or no modifications necessary to the setup and I was able to load Subtext into my base directory so there was no need for any base directory redirect or anything. So here is what I did. This post here will show you exactly what you need to do to get your blog running in GoDaddy. Install Subtext on Godaddy.
1. Downloaded the latest install for subtext from their website.
2. Extracted the files to a location on my hard drive (the desktop).
3. Log in to Godaddy, I have a medium hosting account there (about 7 dollars a month).
4. Browsed to Hosting -> My Hosting Account.
5. Next to the account you want to install Subtext on, Click Manage Account.
6. Browse to Content -> IIS Settings.
7. Make sure Content Root is checked and Click the Advanced Icon above it.
8. Select Classic and then Ok. (It took about 30 minutes for this step to be completed on their side).
9. In the top again, select Databases -> SQL Server. (Install a database, make note of Username and Password).
After the steps above are no longer pending you are almost ready to go.
10. Get your connection string by clicking the icon in the picture (see below),
11. Browse to the directory in which you extracted Subtext in earlier, Open the Web.Config in the root.
12. Use that information to fill in your connection string ( Please remove the square brackets when filling in [ ... ] ):
<add name="subtextData" connectionString="Data Source=[database host name];Initial Catalog=[Database Name];Uid=[Database User ID];Pwd=[Password]" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/>
13. Now use your favorite FTP Client to upload to GoDaddy.
After all of your files are loaded, browse to your web site and you are ready to setup your Blog.