How to redirect a URL path in IIS

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In IIS 6 0  is there an easy way to re-direct requests to a folder to another folder  while preserving the rest of the path   e g   If I have moved the content from  mysite org uk stuff to stuff mysite org uk   Can I automatically redirect requests for specific pages like mysite org uk stuff countrybriefing tanzania travel html to stuff mysite org uk countrybriefing tanzania travel html  I know that  htaccess can do things like this in Apache  is there an equivalent in IIS

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Here s the config for ISAPI Rewrite 3   RewriteBase    RewriteCond   HTTP HOST   mysite org uk   NC   RewriteRule  stuff       http   stuff mysite org uk  1  NC R 301 L

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Taken from Microsoft Technet   Redirecting Web Sites in IIS 6 0  IIS 6 0   When a browser requests a page or program on your Web site  the Web server locates the page identified by the URL and returns it to the browser  When you move a page on your Web site  you can t always correct all of the links that refer to the old URL of the page  To make sure that browsers can find the page at the new URL  you can instruct the Web server to redirect the browser to the new URL   You can redirect requests for files in one directory to a different directory  to a different Web site  or to another file in a different directory  When the browser requests the file at the original URL  the Web server instructs the browser to request the page by using the new URL     Important   You must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer to perform the following procedure or procedures  As a security best practice  log on to your computer by using an account that is not in the Administrators group  and then use the runas command to run IIS Manager as an administrator  At a command prompt  type runas  user Administrative AccountName  mmc  systemroot  system32 inetsrv iis msc     Procedures  To redirect requests to another Web site or directory   In IIS Manager  expand the local computer  right-click the Web site or directory you want to redirect  and click Properties  Click the Home Directory  Virtual Directory  or Directory tab  Under The content for this source should come from  click A redirection to a URL  In the Redirect to box  type the URL of the destination directory or Web site  For example  to redirect all requests for files in the Catalog directory to the NewCatalog directory  type  NewCatalog     To redirect all requests to a single file   In IIS Manager  expand the local computer  right-click the Web site or directory you want to redirect  and click Properties  Click the Home Directory  Virtual Directory  or Directory tab  Under The content for this source should come from  click A redirection to a URL  In the Redirect to box  type the URL of the destination file  Select the The exact URL entered above check box to prevent the Web server from appending the original file name to the destination URL   You can use wildcards and redirect variables in the destination URL to precisely control how the original URL is translated into the destination URL   You can also use the redirect method to redirect all requests for files in a particular directory to a program  Generally  you should pass any parameters from the original URL to the program  which you can do by using redirect variables   To redirect requests to a program In IIS Manager  expand the local computer  right-click the Web site or directory you want to redirect  and click Properties  Click the Home Directory  Virtual Directory  or Directory tab  Under The content for this source should come from  click A redirection to a URL   In the Redirect to box  type the URL of the program  including any redirect variables needed to pass parameters to the program  For example  to redirect all requests for scripts in a Scripts directory to a logging program that records the requested URL and any parameters passed with the URL  type  Scripts Logger exe URL  V PARAMS  P   V and  P are redirect variables  Select the The exact URL entered above check box to prevent the Web server from appending the original file name to the destination URL

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If you have loads of re-directs to create, having loads of virtual directories over the places is a nightmare to maintain. You could try using ISAPI redirect an IIS extension. Then all you re-directs are managed in one place.

http://www.isapirewrite.com/docs/

It allows also you to match patterns based on reg ex expressions etc. I've used where I've had to re-direct 100's of pages and its saved a lot of time.

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Format the redirect URL in the following way:

stuff.mysite.org.uk$S$Q

The $S will say that any path must be applied to the new URL. $Q says that any parameter variables must be passed to the new URL.

In IIS 7.0, you must enable the option Redirect to exact destination. I believe there must be an option like this in IIS 6.0 too.

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