index.php on IIS

  • Hi,
    I am using WordPress on IIS 7 server which already host my ASP site where my main index page is Default.aspx. I installed WordPress on the same server in the root directory so I can configure it to use my parent URL domain.com/post-name/ for better SEO results.

    index.php is added in the Default Document list however it is placed below Default.aspx.

    WordPress works fine with the URL – domain.com/index.php/postname

    However if I set the permalinks without index.php, I get page not found 404 (IIS error) and Default.aspx loads a file WebResource.axd which is trying to load the WordPress index.php file everytime I load the site.

    I later found out that this was due to the Web rule:

    <rewrite>
    <rules>
    <rule name=”wordpress” patternSyntax=”Wildcard”>
    <match url=”*”/>
    <conditions>
    <add input=”{REQUEST_FILENAME}” matchType=”IsFile” negate=”true”/>
    <add input=”{REQUEST_FILENAME}” matchType=”IsDirectory” negate=”true”/>
    </conditions>
    <action type=”Rewrite” url=”index.php”/>
    </rule>
    </rules>
    </rewrite>

    If I disable this rule my index page loads fast and without errors.

    How do I go about fixing this so I can remove index.php from the URL and at the same time load my site index page without any errors?

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