Common DotNetNuke Errors –Tip 1
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This one mostly happens to newcomers to DotNetNuke development that don’t read, or just do some fast skimming over the instructions for DotNetNuke installation. It doesn’t happen when using the Install package, just with the Source one and will manifest itself when calling the application for the first time from the browser.
The Parser Error Message is vague and specific at the same time, “Could not load type 'DotNetNuke.Common.Global'”. Of course, with some experience, it’s clear that the cause is a missing web.config file.
Look at the Website folder, make a copy of the development.config file and rename it web.config. Then go ahead and install DotNetNuke.