I've been using ISAPI_Rewrite from Helicon (http://www.helicontech.com/isapi_rewrite/) on a Server 2003 box for years and have always had good luck with it.
I'm migrating all the sites on the 2003 box to a new shiny Server 2008 box. I would prefer to not purchase a new license and I have heard that IIS 7 will have capability built in.
All the rewrites are setup in a .htaccess configuration file just like mod_rewrite for Apache.
Does anyone know if this capability ever got baked into IIS 7 and if so do you know of any good articles that explain how to get it all enabled?
Thanks.
IIS7 does have the functionality built in, as you mentioned. You can either use a custom HttpModule, as described in Tip/Trick: Url Rewriting with ASP.NET.
Alternatively, you could install the the IIS7 Rewrite Module as described here.
Yes, check out the IIS 7 URL Rewrite Module.
It isn't built-in until you install the Application Request Router (ARR) IIS Extension, and all of its dependencies, which you have to do in a specific order:
Web Farm Framework module.
External cache module.
URL Rewrite module.
Then the ARR module.
Each requires a separate download from download.microsoft.com, but all are free.
Reference: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/erezs_iis_blog/2013/11/27/installing-arr-manually-without-webpi/
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I'm not sure if this is the best/correct place for this type of question. But I have an existing .NET website which I am moving from our dedicated EC2 server to an Azure Web App.
However, this current site uses an .htaccess file with about 200 redirects (301 from old urls to new ones) which is powered by ISAPI rewrite (Which was installed manually on the Win2008 server).
I need to keep these redirects, but wondering how everyone else deals with permanent Url redirects on .NET applications when moving to an Azure Web App (From a dedicated server that had ISAPI rewrite installed)?
Putting them all in the web.config seems a little odd to me? And I don't know how that would affect performance?
Any advice or pointers would be appreciated as always.
I always put them in the web.config.
If you think it will be too messy, you can put them in a separate file and use the configSource attribute to link to the file.
Is there simply a way I can update the web.config file to rewrite or redirect URLs without making code changes to the project?
Before IIS7 came out, I used a URL Rewrite Module from Helicon to do similar things. It's based on regex for the rules, but it's pretty good and it always worked well for me.
It's an ISAPI module, so it's configuration is outside of web.config.
I used the ISAPI_Rewrite_Lite product, which is free. I never used the full-blown version.
I hope this helps.
I've configured IIS7 and Tomcat6 successfully with the isapi redirector. I can get my servlets from tomcat's examples, and also my own servlets running from localhost.
http://localhost/examples/servlets/ works fine for the supplied tomcat examples.
How do i add servlets to existing web sites?
I've tried adding a virtual directory to my website, the same way i did for the Default Website, but i get 404 errors
thanks
You shouldn't be adding anything to that directory or root. The proper way to do it is to create your own servlets and package them in a WAR file. That will give your project its own domain/context and keep your servlets separate from others.
Given that, you'll have to tell IIS how to redirect requests for your new context over to Tomcat.
This will work if http://YourSite.com:8080/YourWebApp works. If that doesn't work, you probably have the same problem I was looking to solve.
IIS has an HTTP Redirect module that may do what you're looking for. In the IIS Manager, go to your folder in your existing website that you want to redirect to your Tomcat apps. (Make a new folder if needed.) Look for HTTP Redirect in the features view. It's straightforward after you double-click it. It will redirect browsers anywhere you want, but the new URL will not be hidden or an alias.
If it's not there, you need to install it. If you're using Windows Server 2008, use the Server Manager to add the Role. If it's Windows 7, use "Turn Windows features on or off." It's in one of the folders under IIS.
I'm using Intelligencia url rewriting currently but have just leased an IIS 7.5 server to put my asp.net 3.5 site on. I installed the IIS URL rewriting module and was amazed at how easy it was to create rules. Creating rules with the Intelligencia url rewriter is complicated (at least for me). Are there any downsides to switching? Is there a reason for me not to move on to the Microsoft solution? This site isn't live yet, so I have time to switch
I have not used either of them. If it simplify your work, you should go with it. IIS7 url rewriter is here to stay. Before migrating also check asp.net 4.0 's inbuilt url rewriting.
You may also have a look at Helicon Ape software which was designed by Helicon Tech specifically for IIS7 and higher. It has human-friendly syntax and easy-to-use manager and possesses 30+ other modules to tune up your server.
Does anyone know how to write your own specifications for the built-in URL Rewrite Module in IIS 7.0?
We are using a shared host that does not allow use of IIS 7.0 Remote Manager on shared accounts, but we'd like to employ URL rewriting for SEO purposes. All of the literature I can find relates to the URL Rewrite Module setup requiring IIS Manager.
I'm sure it's just a few settings in a web.config, but I've been testing blindly without much instruction to follow and nothing is working, thus far.
If the URL Rewriting module is not installed on the server you won't be able to enable it without admin's assistance. But you may have a look at an alternative solution.