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  • 06-24-2009, 7:03 AM

    • mcdotnet
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    Mask a folder using URL rewrite

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    Hi,

    I am not sure if what I am asking is possible?

    In a shared hosting enviroment with a static IP I have two websites located in two folders within the root directory.

    I wish to map the two domains to their corresponding folders so when someone types in http://www.domain1.com they access the content at http://www.domain1.com/website1/ but the browser shows the url as http://www.domain1.com therefore hiding the fact that the website is in a subfolder.

    Below is the rule I was going to use to point the two domains to their relevant folders.

     As you can see below I am using a permanent redirect which I think may have a negative impact on the SEO. Is there another way of doing this without using a 301 redirect?. 

    I wish the likes of Google to see my website address as http://www.domain1.com as opposed to http://www.domain1.com/website1/ (if possible).

    <rule name="Website1" stopProcessing="true">
    <    match url="^(.*)$" />
    <    action type="Redirect" url="http://www.Domain1.com/Website1/{PATH_INFO}" redirectType="Permanent" />
    <    conditions logicalGrouping="MatchAny">
    <    add input="{HTTP_HOST}" pattern="^www.Domain1.com$" />
    </    conditions>
    </    rule>

    <rule name="Website2" stopProcessing="true">
    <    match url="^(.*)$" />
    <    action type="Redirect" url="http://www.Domain2.com/Website2/{PATH_INFO}" redirectType="Permanent" />
    <    conditions logicalGrouping="MatchAny">
    <add input="{HTTP_HOST}" pattern="^www.Domain2.com$" />
    </    conditions>
    </    rule>

    Thanks
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  • 06-24-2009, 1:25 PM In reply to

    • ruslany
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    Re: Mask a folder using URL rewrite

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     Look at this article: http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/468/using-global-and-distributed-rewrite-rules/. It may give you an idea on how to do create rules to rewrite subdomains.

    http://ruslany.net
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  • 06-25-2009, 6:58 AM In reply to

    • mcdotnet
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    Re: Mask a folder using URL rewrite

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    Fantastic! This worked a treat! Thanks!
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