mod_rewrite and mod_proxy in one .htaccess on IIS 6 server
though we give out that Ape is handing .htaccess on IIS 7, we have to remind that .htaccess on IIS 6 is besides obtainable. If you are blowing off so cheap and readable mod_rewrite, or mod_proxy, on your IIS server, we proffer you a worthy solution – Helicon Ape program.
Please distinguish that support of .htaccess on IIS 6 is somewhat limited, so please treat the Compatibility chart (/ape/doc/compatibility.htm)to note if required functionality is keeped. As you could distinguish, even on IIS 6 mod_rewrite and mod_proxy are acquirable nearly in their full.
Mod_rewrite is a perfect flexible URL transformation tool repeatedly lacked particularly by IIS 6 users as Microsoft doesn’t hand an way to it. Helicon Ape mod_rewrite offers rangy map files support, database mappings, vast rewriting capabilities and more.
In its turn, IIS6 squired by mod_proxy may work for as forward as well as reverse proxy server leting to provide Internet access to firewall-protected internal clients and to hand Internet access to a server protected by firewall consequently. The detailed insight into this matter is presented here (/articles/mod_proxy-proxy-server-inside-iis/)
A detailed manual on how to install Helicon Ape for IIS 6 server and permit necessary modules is posted on our blog (/articles/using-helicon-ape-under-iis6-windows-server-2003/). The article also admonishes on how to sample mod_rewrite and mod_proxy operation on IIS 6.
This article pertain to the use of mod_rewrite and mod_proxy modules on IIS6-driven web-servers as they are entertain the most demanded and continually used modules on Apache, so having them in one .htaccess right on your IIS 6 server not only lets you expedient your configs from Apache without revamping , but correspondingly also extend your IIS in a conducive and efficient way.
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