IIS-Redirect
Developer’s Description
Define powerful rules to transform complex URLs into simple and consistent Web addresses
URL Rewrite allows Web administrators to easily build powerful rules using rewrite providers written in .NET, regular expression pattern matching, and wildcard mapping to examine information in both URLs and other HTTP headers and IIS server variables. Rules can be written to generate URLs that can be easier for users to remember, simple for search engines to index, and allow URLs to follow a consistent and canonical host name format. URL Rewrite further simplifies the rule creation process with support for content rewriting, rule templates, rewrite maps, rule validation, and import of existing mod_rewrite rules.
Easily replace Web application URLs to produce user and search engine friendly results
URL Rewrite permits Web administrators to easily replace the URLs generated by a Web application in the response HTML with a more user friendly and search engine friendly equivalent. Links can be modified in the HTML markup generated by a Web application behind a reverse proxy. URL Rewrite makes things easier for outbound response content and headers rewriting with outbound rewrite rules that work with HTTP request and response headers and with IIS server variables.
Seamless integration with existing IIS features that improve management, performance, and troubleshooting
URL Rewrite is tightly integrated with IIS Manager for better management. In addition, URL Rewrite supports both user-mode and kernel-mode caching for faster performance. URL Rewrite also supports Failed Request Tracing for enhanced troubleshooting of application logic execution.
Features
- Rules-based URL rewriting engine
- Rules-based response rewriting engine
- Support for custom .NET rewrite providers
- Regular expression pattern matching
- Wildcard pattern matching
- Global and distributed rewrite rules
- Rewriting within the content of specific HTML tags
- Pre-conditions for outbound rules
- Access to server variables and HTTP headers
- Rewriting of server variables and HTTP request headers
- Rewriting of HTTP response headers
- Allow list for server variables
- HtmlEncode function
- Built-in rule templates
- Reverse proxy rule template
- Rule templates for Search Engine Optimization
- Various rule actions including redirect and request abort
- Tracking capture groups across rule conditions
- Logging of rewritten URLs
- Updated user interface in IIS Manager
- Integrated user interface for managing rewrite rules and rewrite maps
- Integrated user interface for importing of Apache mod_rewrite rules
- Integrated user interface for testing regular expression and wildcard patterns
- Support for IIS kernel-mode and user-mode output caching
- Lowercase conversion function
- Rewrite maps to generate the substitution URL during rewriting
- Failed Request Tracing support
The infamous web server error 404 is, needless to say, definitely a deal-breaker as far as the quality of the user experience is concerned.
In case your website has been subjected to various changes that have made the frequency of this kind of issues increase, perhaps it is time you turned to a software solution such as IIS Redirect, which can automatically redirect affected URLs to your homepage.
Helps you minimize the effects of error 404 on your website
But let’s start with a few words on the causes leading to this scenario. Said error 404 appears whenever the user tries to access a page that is no longer available, and it usually has something to do either with an incorrect link or content that was removed from the webpage. If, on the other hand, the user is redirected to another, valid page, the chances are they would not leave your website as quickly as in the previous situation.
Comprising two main components, the PC application itself and the server-side ISAPI D11, IIS-Redirect allows you not only to analyze but also control the server response. You need to start by taking care of the server installation and ensuring the connection to the web server is not faulty. You can then enter your web server homepage and specify the file transfer method of choice, with HTTP and FTP being your options.
Allows you to manually create a redirect as well
Regarding the program’s user interface, it need be said that it enables you to easily open, create, or save a project while also letting you make modifications to the current Publisher. At this point, you should be able to view the list of current redirects, with the error having no longer an impact.
It should also be said that redirecting a page affected by error 404 to a URL other than the previously selected homepage is an option, and for that, you need to explore the web server files and make necessary modifications manually.
Coming to solve a major annoyance, IIS Redirect helps you minimize the effects of error 404 by automatically redirecting problematic pages to a functional homepage. The application should not be difficult to figure out, and in case any issues are encountered, a well put-together user manual is there to help you.
URL Rewrite is a module for Windows IIS (Internet Information Service) web server, which allows Web administrators to easily build powerful rules to manage links on your site. To use this module you must need to enable it in IIS. The question is here, How do I enable the URL Rewrite module in the IIS web server on Windows?