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301 for "index.php" in Web.config?
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Hi there, I'm trying to create a 301 redirect for the file "index.php" but I keep getting a "fail to redirect" message in Firefox whenever I insert it into the Web.config file.
<location path="index.php"></location>
Is there anyway around this? Thanks for any help
According to Open Site Explorer, there are about 500 links to my index file but it only has a 302 status so will not be passing link juice.
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Hi Alan,
Thanks for that, it worked perfectly!
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Yannick seems to have it right, but here is another way
<system.webserver><rewrite><rules><rule name="DefaultRule" stopprocessing="true"><match url="^index.php"><action type="Redirect" url="/" =""></action></match></rule></rules></rewrite></system.webserver>
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Did you add/activate all the right plugins/dll files?
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Thanks Yannick,
I'm using the configuration tag and there isn't a CMS being used. The page is accessible via index.php, but I'm currently redirecting it using a PHP script (this is fine but it doesn't provide a 301 redirect).
I'd hopefully like to replace this using the web.config file but it only results in an internal server error or an infinite loop.
Thanks again.
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<configuration><location path="index.php"></location></configuration>
Did you add the configuration part?
Is your home page available on the / part of your domain? Or is it only accessible via index.php? What CMS are you using?
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