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When using rewrite maps in IIS URL Rewrite it is very common to have a very large number of entries in a rewrite map. In order to avoid cluttering the configuration file - web.config - with this configuration data the rewrite maps can be defined in a separate configuration file. That file can then be referenced from the web.config file. This post provides an example of how this can be done. Create a file called rewritemaps.config in the same directory where web.config file is. Open that file in notepad...( read more ) Read More...
Last year I published an XML schema for URL Rewrite 1.1 that could be used to enable IntelliSense support when editing rewrite rules in Visual Studio XML editor. Now that the URL Rewrite 2.0 has been released, the old schema will not work for the the new configuration elements introduced in the v2.0. Use the link below to download the schema for URL Rewrite 2.0: VS IntelliSense for URL Rewrite 2.0 Disclaimer: The schema file and the helper script file contained in this package are provided by me...( read more ) Read More...
This post explains how to configure time-dependent URL rewriting rules by using IIS URL Rewrite 2.0. Time-dependent URL rewriting may be useful when you want to rewrite or redirect HTTP requests based on the time of day or when you need to take the entire site or some parts of the site offline for a scheduled period of time. The rewrite rules are not time-aware, but it is relatively easy to add the time-dependent functionality by using URL Rewrite 2.0 extensibility. Follow the steps below to add...( read more ) Read More...
The IIS URL Rewrite Module 2.0 – RTW is available for download . IIS URL Rewrite v2.0 is an incremental release that includes all the features from version 1.1 , and adds extensibility support and outbound response rewriting. More specifically, v2.0 can be used to: Express complex URL rewriting logic by using custom rewrite providers written in .NET. Replace the URLs generated by a web application in the response HTML with a more user friendly and search engine friendly equivalent Fix up the content...( read more ) Read More...
The URL Rewrite Module 2.0 – Release Candidate is available for download . The release contains functionality and stability improvements and it is believed to have a quality level suitable for production deployments. Overview Microsoft URL Rewrite Module 2.0 for IIS 7 is an incremental release that includes all the features from version 1.1 , and adds support for outbound response headers and content rewriting. More specifically, it can be used to: Replace the URLs generated by a web application...( read more ) Read More...
This post describes how to configure IIS 7 to output syntax highlighted source code for PHP files stored on the web server or site. This feature may be useful for development environments when you want to quickly make the source code accessible to other team members. WARNING: Never attempt to do what is described below on any internet accessible web site! Doing so will greatly compromise the security of your web application. The HTTP requests for the PHP source code are usually identified by the...( read more ) Read More...
If you ever tried to write or modify rewrite rules in web.config file by using Visual Studio 2008 XML Editor, you may have noticed that the Visual Studio XML IntelliSense does not work for all URL Rewrite Module configuration elements. This is because the XML schema for <rewrite> element is not registered in Visual Studio Schema Cache . This post provides the instructions on how to register URL Rewrite schema with Visual Studio to enable IntelliSense support. To enable IntelliSense support...( read more ) Read More...
Today IIS team has released the URL Rewrite Module 2.0 for IIS 7 – Beta. This is an incremental release that includes all the features from version 1.1, and adds support for outbound response rewriting. More specifically, it can be used to: Replace the URLs generated by a web application in the response HTML with a more user friendly and search engine friendly equivalent Modify the links in the HTML markup generated by a web application behind a reverse proxy. Fix up the content of any HTTP...( read more ) Read More...
Today I have upgraded my blog to the recently released WordPress 2.8 and to PHP 5.3 RC3 (VC9 Non Thread Safe build). If you are running WordPress (or any other PHP application) on IIS 7, then there are several reasons why it may be beneficial for you to upgrade: PHP 5.3 has a number of Windows-specific bug fixes and improvements that address stability and functionality problems which existed before when running PHP on Windows. For detailed list of all the changes and fixes, refer to the news.txt...( read more ) Read More...
I am pleased to let everyone know that WordPress development community has added a built-in support for IIS 7 URL Rewrite Module in the upcoming WordPress 2.8 release. Starting with version 2.8 the Permalink Settings page will allow you to easily configure “ pretty permalinks ” URL structure when WordPress is running on IIS 7 with URL Rewrite Module v1.1 installed. Here is how the process of updating Permalinks structure will look like in WordPress 2.8 on IIS 7: Go to Settings –> Permalinks page...( read more ) Read More...
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