- 1 year ago
How to use web.config to overwrite redirect rule for a file with same name but different extension?
To overwrite a redirect rule for a specific file with the same name but a different extension in the web.config file, you can use the <location>
element to specify the configuration for that specific file. Here's an example:
xml<configuration>
<system.webServer>
<rewrite>
<rules>
<clear />
<!-- Other redirect rules here -->
<rule name="Redirect Rule" stopProcessing="true">
<match url="oldfile.html" />
<action type="Redirect" url="newfile.html" />
</rule>
</rules>
</rewrite>
</system.webServer>
<location path="oldfile.txt">
<system.webServer>
<rewrite>
<rules>
<clear />
<!-- Other rules specific to oldfile.txt here -->
<rule name="No Redirect" stopProcessing="true" />
</rules>
</rewrite>
</system.webServer>
</location>
</configuration>
In this example, we have a redirect rule defined for oldfile.html
that redirects to newfile.html
. However, for oldfile.txt
, we want to override the redirect rule and prevent any redirect from occurring. We achieve this by using the <location>
element with the path
attribute set to the specific file we want to target (oldfile.txt
in this case). Inside the <location>
element, we define a new set of rewrite rules specific to that file, and in this case, we have a rule named "No Redirect" with stopProcessing="true"
to effectively disable any redirect for oldfile.txt
.
You can add other rules or configurations specific to oldfile.txt
within the <location>
element as needed.
Note that the web.config file is specific to IIS and ASP.NET applications. If you're using a different web server or framework, the configuration approach may vary.