During beta testing we upgraded a production site to 2013 beta 2. This site, however, was running on IIS 6. Until this upgrade we had not tested IIS 6, though for 2013 we specifically chosen to support ASP.NET 4.0, rather than 4.5, so it would still be compatible. Surprisingly it worked perfectly with no Web.config or IIS changes (other than changing the app pool to .NET 4). However, we did notice one issue. On the first request to the site homepage (new session), the URL shown in the browser ha... [More]

We've gone to great lengths to ensure a simple upgrade process to BV Commerce 2013. Read on for the upgrade instructions for BV Commerce 5.X and 2004. Upgrading from BV Commerce 5.X The process of upgrading to BV Commerce 2013 is similar to previous BV Commerce 5.X upgrades. Let's start with the system requirements, as this is the biggest area of change compared to prior versions. System RequirementsWindows Server 2003 or above (i.e. IIS 6 or above) .NET Framework 4.0 with Full Trust SQL ... [More]

The process of creating a fresh installation of BV Commerce 2013 is nearly identical to 5.X, though there is no Windows installer app like there was on the earlier versions of 5. Let's start with the system requirements, as this is the biggest area of change compared to prior versions. System RequirementsWindows Server 2003 or above (i.e. IIS 6 or above) .NET Framework 4.0 with Full Trust SQL Server 2005 or above with Full Text Search installedSQL Server Full Text Search The Full Text Search... [More]