How do I automatically redirect in IIS?
- Download and install the IIS URL Rewrite module, then launch IIS Manager.
- Select the website you want to apply redirection to, then double-click URL Rewrite.
- Click Add Rule(s)…
- Select Blank rule in the Inbound rules section, then click the OK button.
- Give your redirect an easy-to-remember name.
What is the purpose of URL rewriting?
URL rewriting allows URLs to be more easily remembered by the user. When the URL is entered into the Web server, the URL rewrite engine modifies the syntax behind the scenes to enable the appropriate Web page or database item to be retrieved.
What is the use of redirection in IIS?
This redirection helps in a website migration, so that any request to old websites can be redirected to new websites at IIS level or in redirecting all traffic on HTTP to HTTPS without writing code. We can do this redirection at server level for all requests or at specific website level as well.
How to limit redirection to the exact destination of a URL?
We can check “Redirect all requests to exact destination”, which will redirect to exact destination as entered. We can check “Only redirect requests to content in this directory”, which will limit redirection to destination URL’s root folder only, not subfolders.
How to limit redirects to only the root folder only?
We can check “Only redirect requests to content in this directory”, which will limit redirection to destination URL’s root folder only, not subfolders. For example, if it is enabled and destination URL and request will be redirected. This feature remains the same in IIS 8, 8.5 and above settings will still apply.
What is HTTP Redirect 307 Temporary?
307 Temporary – It will return HTTP response code as HTTP/1.1 307 Redirect and prevents the client from losing data when the browser issues an HTTP POST request. We can check “Redirect all requests to exact destination”, which will redirect to exact destination as entered.