在Web.config中将Gallery3 .htaccess mod_rewrite代码转换为IIS URL重写

Question

I have a website on which i have installed Gallery3. The url is

 http://techblog.lalsofttech.com/gallery/

But when i open the "test album", in the url there is index.php

http://techblog.lalsofttech.com/gallery/index.php/test

Now what i want is to remove the index.php from the url and want the url to look like this

 http://techblog.lalsofttech.com/gallery/test

Since my shared server space is a windows platform with IIS 7, i cant use the .htaccess file. Since my server got Microsoft URL Rewrite module installed i need to write the rewrite rule in web.config file.

This is the code for hiding the index.php in the .htaccess file

 <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
  Options +FollowSymLinks
  RewriteEngine On
  RewriteBase /gallery
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
  RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?kohana_uri=$1 [QSA,PT,L]
  RewriteRule ^$ index.php?kohana_uri=$1 [QSA,PT,L]
  RewriteRule ^index.php/(.*) $1 [QSA,R,L]
 </IfModule>

I tried to convert this by installing the Microsoft URL Rewrite module in my localhost.

Except the "RewriteBase /gallery" all the other codes get converted ."RewriteBase /gallery is not converted because it is not supported by IIS" is the error message i got. And this is the converted code.

<rewrite>
<rules>
<rule name="Imported Rule 1" stopProcessing="true">
  <match url="^(.*)$" ignoreCase="false" />
  <conditions>
    <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsFile" ignoreCase="false" negate="true" />
    <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsDirectory" ignoreCase="false" negate="true" />
  </conditions>
  <action type="Rewrite" url="index.php?kohana_uri={R:1}" appendQueryString="true" />
</rule>
<rule name="Imported Rule 2" stopProcessing="true">
  <match url="^$" ignoreCase="false" />
  <action type="Rewrite" url="index.php?kohana_uri={R:1}" appendQueryString="true" />
</rule>
<rule name="Imported Rule 3" stopProcessing="true">
  <match url="^index.php/(.*)" ignoreCase="false" />
  <action type="Redirect" redirectType="Found" url="{R:1}" appendQueryString="true" />
</rule>
</rules>
</rewrite>

But it seems this code is not working as the index.php is still there. The ISS URL Rewrite Module is working since another rule "Enforce canonical hostname" which i added in the web.config is working properly.

This is my complete web.config file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
 <system.webServer>
  <directoryBrowse enabled="false" />
  <rewrite>
  <rules>
    <rule name="Enforce canonical hostname" stopProcessing="true">
      <match url="(.*)" />
      <conditions>
        <add input="{HTTP_HOST}" negate="true" pattern="^www\.moviega\.com$" />
      </conditions>
      <action type="Redirect" url="http://www.moviega.com/{R:1}" redirectType="Permanent" />
    </rule>
    <rule name="Imported Rule 1" stopProcessing="true">
      <match url="^(.*)$" ignoreCase="false" />
      <conditions>
        <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsFile" ignoreCase="false" negate="true" />
        <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsDirectory" ignoreCase="false" negate="true" />
      </conditions>
      <action type="Rewrite" url="index.php?kohana_uri={R:1}" appendQueryString="true" />
    </rule>
    <rule name="Imported Rule 2" stopProcessing="true">
      <match url="^$" ignoreCase="false" />
      <action type="Rewrite" url="index.php?kohana_uri={R:1}" appendQueryString="true" />
    </rule>
    <rule name="Imported Rule 3" stopProcessing="true">
      <match url="^index.php/(.*)" ignoreCase="false" />
      <action type="Redirect" redirectType="Found" url="{R:1}" appendQueryString="true" />
    </rule>
  </rules>
</rewrite>
</system.webServer>
</configuration>

So where is the problem??. What should be done to remove the index.php from the url?? Please help me sort this out.

Answer 1

This may have to do with where ¹ you place this Web.config file. As long as it is in the http://www.MovieGa.com/gallery/ subdirectory, I think it should work...!

EDIT: In response to your second question, here is probably why that error is happening:

It has to do with this part:

<rule name="Imported Rule 2" stopProcessing="true">
  <match url="^$" ignoreCase="false" />
  <action type="Rewrite" url="index.php?kohana_uri={R:1}" appendQueryString="true" />
</rule>

With .htaccess, I think this works fine. But with Web.config , it gives you that error because ² it's trying to find capture groups in regex while there are none in this particular <match url="^$"> section. If you remove that ?kohana_uri={R:1} part from the url="" , does it work?

Reference:

¹ http://forums.iis.net/t/1162232.aspx (Anil Ruia's comment)

² http://forums.iis.net/t/1150904.aspx (ruslany's second comment)

Answer 2

Ok i will make things clear here,for those who are installing gallery 3 in Windows Server with IIS7 and are trying to get rid of the index.php file from the url.

1st : Keep your web.config file with the rewrite rules in the directory where you are installing gallery and not the root of your website

2nd : The rewrite rules of the web.config file that you are placing inside the gallery folder should be like this

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<configuration>

<system.webServer>

<rewrite>
 <rules>
   <rule name="Imported Rule 1" stopProcessing="true">
     <match url="^(.*)$" ignoreCase="false" />
     <conditions>
       <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsFile" ignoreCase="false" negate="true" />
       <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsDirectory" ignoreCase="false" negate="true" />
     </conditions>
     <action type="Rewrite" url="index.php?kohana_uri={R:1}" appendQueryString="true" />
   </rule>
   <rule name="Imported Rule 2" stopProcessing="true">
     <match url="^()$" ignoreCase="false" />
     <action type="Rewrite" url="index.php?kohana_uri={R:1}" appendQueryString="true" />
   </rule>
   <rule name="Imported Rule 3" stopProcessing="true">
     <match url="^index.php/(.*)" ignoreCase="false" />
     <action type="Redirect" redirectType="Found" url="{R:1}" appendQueryString="true" />
   </rule>
 </rules>
</rewrite>

</system.webServer>
</configuration>

Hope this will be useful for others who are facing the same problems like the one i encountered..