URL Rewriter for IIS 7.0 enables Web administrators to create powerful rules
to implement URLs that are easier for users to remember and easier for search
engines to find. By using rule templates, rewrite maps and other functionality
integrated into IIS Manager, administrators can easily set up rules to define
URL rewriting behavior based on HTTP headers and server variables, or to perform
redirects, send custom responses, or stop HTTP requests based on the logic
expressed in the rewrite rules.
Easily define rules that match URLs or HTTP headers to generate more
friendly and consistent URLs
URL Rewriter allows administrators to create powerful rules using regular
expression pattern matching and wildcard mapping to examine information in both
URLs and other HTTP headers and server variables. Rules can be written to
generate URLs that are easier for users to remember, and that can improve search
engine indexing, or to ensure that URLs follow a consistent, canonical host name
format. URL Rewriter further simplifies the rule creation process with support
for rule templates, rewrite maps, rule validation and import of existing
mod_rewrite rules.
Protect content and assets from unauthorized linking and scanning
URL Rewriter rules can prevent other sites from hosting site content or
images to ensure that site assets are protected from unauthorized linking or
reproduction. In addition, administrators can define rules that prevent unwanted
search crawlers from scanning Web sites.
Integrate with existing IIS features to improve management, performance and
troubleshooting
URL Rewriter integrates seamlessly into IIS 7.0 Manager and supports both
user-mode and kernel-mode caching for faster performance, and Failed Request
Tracing to troubleshoot application logic execution.
Features
- Rules-based URL rewriting engine
- Regular expression pattern matching
- Wildcard pattern matching
- Global and distributed rewrite rules
- Access to server variables and HTTP headers
- Various rule actions including redirect and request abort.
- Support for IIS kernel mode and user mode output caching
- Lower case conversion function
- Rewrite maps to generate the substitution URL during rewriting
- Failed Request Tracing support
- Built-in rule templates
- Integrated user interface for testing regular expression and wildcard
patterns
- Integrated user interface for managing rewrite rules and rewrite maps
- Integrated user interface for importing of Apache mod_rewrite rules
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