IIS 6 rewrite engine

[jonl16756146]

Hi Guys

What is the preferred rewrite engine for IIS6 and Coldfusion 9? For our Coldfusion Hosting we use MS Rewrite for IIS7 and mod_rewrite on Apache but need something for IIS6. Any ideas?

Many thanks

Steve Jordan

www.hyve.com

[jonl16756146]

Have an update on this, there is a product by Helicon Tech called ISAPI_Rewrite 3. Anyone had any experience with this?

[Adam Cameron.]

Have an update on this, there is a product by Helicon Tech called ISAPI_Rewrite 3. Anyone had any experience with this?

Yep, was just about to reply to your first message and recommend Helicon to you.

We use it on a high-traffic, moderately-sized site, and we have had very few problems with it.  It's very close to mod_rewrite in its implementation, which is helpful for when seeking help on your rules/conditions.

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Adam

[jonl16756146]

Thanks Adam, looks like they have the monopoly on rewrite engines for IIS6. Do you have any example config files?

[Adam Cameron.]

It just uses a bog-standard .htacess file, like mod-rewrite does.  Exactly the same (other than a coupla things they've chosen not to implement as they make less sense in an IIS environment).

I have to concede whilst I am one of the ones on our team responsible for the maintaining the rewrites, I'm not responsible for maintaining IIS or how ISAPI Rewrite is configured, so dunno what's involved in installing it.  I'm a developer, not an administrator (we have separate teams for each).

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Adam

[jonl16756146]

HI

So we installed the Helicon Rewrite system for IIS 6 and ColdFusion and it works very well. See here for installation info if you are interested, there is an example of how it works also:

http://kb.hyve.com/wiki/ISAPI%20Rewrite%20IIS6%20Coldfusion

Thanks

Steve