product overview
isapi_rewrite is a powerful url manipulation engine based on regular expressions. it acts mostly like apache's mod_rewrite, but is designed specifically for microsoft's internet information server (iis). isapi_rewrite is an isapi filter written in pure c/c++ so it is extremely fast. isapi_rewrite gives you the freedom to go beyond the standard url schemes and develop your own scheme.
what you can do with isapi_rewrite:
- optimize your dynamic content like forums or e-stores to be indexed by a popular search engines.
- block hot linking of your data files by other sites.
- develop a custom authorization scheme and manage access to the static files using custom scripts and database.
- proxy content of one site into directory on another site.
- make your intranet servers to be accessible from the internet by using only one internet server with a very flexible permissions and security options.
- create dynamic host-header based sites using a single physical site.
- create virtual directory structure of the site hiding physical files and extensions. this also helps moving from one technology to another.
- return a browser-dependent content even for static files.
and many other problems could be solved with the power of the regular expression engine built into the isapi_rewrite.
isapi_rewrite is available in two different versions:
isapi_rewrite full
this is complete version of isapi_rewrite. it has the following features:
- regular expressions-based url rewriting engine.
- support for global per-server configuration file
- support for per-virtual-site configuration files
- in-memory configurations cache
- automatic deletion of rarely-used configurations from memory
- monitoring of configuration files and metabase changes and dynamic configuration reload
isapi_rewrite full is distributed as try-before-you-buy. you can download a 30-day trial copy for free.
isapi_rewrite lite
this is simplified edition of isapi_rewrite. it does not support per-virtual-site configurations, proxiing, metabase monitoring and automatic cache cleanup but all other features are supported. isapi_rewrite lite is completely free! it may be an ideal solution for the server hosting the only site, development or testing purposes.
