I have a couple questions, help is appreciated
Sorry for the arbitrary title. I have been trying to learn URL rewriting on my own, and it has been a difficult process to say the least. Where sometimes rules I write work as expected, other times...
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So if I have a 2-step rule, and the user requests: http://subdomain.domain.tld/folder/file.pngThe {URL} would be: folder/file.pngAnd the {REQUEST_FILENAME} would be:...
View ArticleError 404 when accessing WordPress site via WebMatrix2
HELP!!! Up until now I've been able to access my Wordpress site via Webmatrix2. I'm done customizing and ready to publish and not I can't access the site on localhost. I get an Error 404 message....
View ArticleChange default installation folder c:\inetpub to another volume
Not sure if this is the right forum for this question, but here it goes:The default installation folder for IIS is c:\inetpub. The installation does not allow any obvious way to change that default to...
View Articlewindows 7 ftp client cant access ftp server but other clients can
Hello,Fairly new to windows server 2008. I have ftp server working, meaning i can access it using wsftple but i cannot access it using windows 7 built in ftp which is my main goal. i get this error...
View ArticleMultiple PHP versions
Hello,I have the following questions about WebPI:1. If I install PHP 5.4 through WebPI, would I still be able to use PHP 5.2? Can I change the versions through web.config file?2. Does this replace...
View ArticlePHP security issue
Hope this is the correct forum for my question.I have installed PHP on a IIS7.5 Windows 2008R2 server shared hosting server. PHP works. But with a simple php script I can browse over the complete...
View ArticleMySQL 5.1 link returns 404.
I'm attempting to install WordPress on my local workstation. To do so, I just selected WP in the WPI launcher's Applications menu, and it added all dependencies as expected.However, once I get to the...
View ArticleWPI can't find mysql-5.1.66-winx64.msi. Can't install mysql
When I tried to install MySQL with the Web Platform Installer I got a password error even though I had entered the password just a moment earlier.So, I tried to use the direct link and got the...
View ArticlePHP application Isolation not working?
Hi, We have installed PHP on our IIS 7.5 development server using the Web Platform Installer. PHP is running fine but we have run into a problem where sites can create and write to a file anywhere on...
View ArticleWhere does WebMatrix store the site path informatiom?
I have a local Wordpress site installed via Webmatrix. I would like to change the path directory but cannot find the file where WebMatrix stores this data. The site is working properly but I do not...
View ArticleSet Application Pool with MSDeploy
Consider the following msdeploy command line:msdeploy.exe -source:package='WebSetup.zip' -dest:auto -verb:sync -setParam:'IIS Web Application Name'='Default Web Site/Test' -setParam:'Application...
View ArticleLocal W7 IIS_IUSRS group with no IIS
Why does the IIS_IUSRS gorup and it's "IIS AppPool\DefaultApp Pool" member exist on my local PC when ISS isn't installed or needed? Can I remove the group?More specifically I'm researching security...
View ArticleIIS Desktop Interaction Issue
Hello,I work for an automation company and recently was involved in an "upgrade" of a older system Running Windows 2000 to a "new" system running windows XP. The old system had IIS running a very basic...
View ArticleOne redirect to rule them all.
After trying to help a fellow developer on these forums: Link here I began to search for a better way to do my redirects. And thus I ended up with this article: SeomozI took a lot of these ideas and...
View ArticleGoing crazy with trailing slash and double redirects
Hallo, I'm totally new to rewriting by the way I found I nice article with some tips I really find useful for common scenario redirects...
View ArticleHELP! Every time I try to get to Google it directs me to your website!
Title says it all. I am using Google Chrome and have been for months with no issues on a fairly new laptop. Google is my homepage and suddenly, when I try to get to Google it takes me to your webpage....
View Articledifferent default documents in sites pointing to same physical folder
Hi there,I have 2 sites set up in IIS7 pointing to the same physical folder. One site (extranet) is configured to accept https via the external wan nic on port 443, the other (intranet) http via the...
View ArticleCannot start service W3SVC on computer '.'.
Hi everybody, I have encountered this problem when I want to restart IIS 7.0 after I stop it using CMD. When I click "start", there is an error message tells "Cannot start service W3SVC on computer...
View ArticleIIS7 can not pick user name from active directory
Hi FriendsI have ASP.NET web application that picks user name from active directory though the following code: string xuser; xuser = Request.ServerVariables["REMOTE_USER"] the...
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