upgrading dnn website to upper version is easy.one
have to follow the following steps to do upgrading.

all asp.net handlers implement the interface of IHttpHandler located
in the namespace of System.Web.ISAPI(Internet server application
programming interface) extensions are somehow analogous to Handlers.

It's a good idea to use a class say gateway where all
database access codes will be written.in this gateway class
you will implement db connection as follows -

first create another class -

namespaces is a old concept in c# programming.both
java and c# uses this concept.a namespace is act like
a 'wrapper' around one or many elements which gives
them uniqueness.

The great control in the asp.net ajax is the update
panel control.it can be added to almost every
asp.net page almost magically.this control when
used with a ScriptManager permits a programmer to
use partial rendering(a technique by which many
sections of page updated partially without reloading
the entire page).

it is possible to run Application.Run twice in csharp
application.the following example shows that.it's a
example to create login to access the application.