# Mod Rewrite for IIS

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/mod-rewrite-for-iis/10006>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [November 29, 2017, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/mod-rewrite-for-iis/10006 "2017-11-29T04:06:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![scott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@scott](https://forum.mautic.org/u/scott)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/mod-rewrite-for-iis/10006/1 "2017-11-29T04:06:46Z")

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I saw this post [https://www.mautic.org/community/index.php/2667-installing-mautic-on-azure-websites/0](https://www.mautic.org/community/index.php/2667-installing-mautic-on-azure-websites/0) and it did not work for me as going to [mysite.com](http://mysite.com) still did not forward. What my final web.config looks like is

Code:

\<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?\> 

  
I started this from a conversation on Experts Exchange https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/29070741/Configure-web-config-for-Mautic-on-IIS-to-mimic-htaccess.html#a42385211

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**Author:** ![scott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@scott](https://forum.mautic.org/u/scott)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/mod-rewrite-for-iis/10006/2 "2017-11-29T04:06:46Z")

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I saw this post [https://www.mautic.org/community/index.php/2667-installing-mautic-on-azure-websites/0](https://www.mautic.org/community/index.php/2667-installing-mautic-on-azure-websites/0) and it did not work for me as going to [mysite.com](http://mysite.com) still did not forward. What my final web.config looks like is

`<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
    <system.web>
        <customErrors mode="Off" />
    </system.web>
    <system.webServer>
        <staticContent>
            <remove fileExtension=".woff" />
            <mimeMap fileExtension=".woff" mimeType="application/font-woff" />
            <remove fileExtension=".woff2" />
            <mimeMap fileExtension=".woff2" mimeType="application/font-woff2" />
        </staticContent>
        <rewrite>
            <rules>
                <rule name="Rewrite to index.php">
                    <match url="^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+)/([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+)$" />
                    <conditions>
                        <add input="{URL}" negate="true" pattern="index.php(.*)" />
                    </conditions>
                    <action type="Rewrite" url="index.php/{R:1}/{R:2}" />
                </rule>
            </rules>
            <rewriteMaps>
                <rewriteMap name="/" defaultValue="/s/dashboard" />
            </rewriteMaps>
        </rewrite>
    </system.webServer>
</configuration>`

I started this from a conversation on Experts Exchange [https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/29070741/Configure-web-config-for-Mautic-on-IIS-to-mimic-htaccess.html#a42385211](https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/29070741/Configure-web-config-for-Mautic-on-IIS-to-mimic-htaccess.html#a42385211)

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**Author:** ![scott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@scott](https://forum.mautic.org/u/scott)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/mod-rewrite-for-iis/10006/3 "2017-11-29T06:29:04Z")

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As it turns out, that one does not work completely. This one does the trick.

`<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
    <system.web>
        <customErrors mode="Off" />
    </system.web>
    <system.webServer>
        <staticContent>
            <remove fileExtension=".woff" />
            <mimeMap fileExtension=".woff" mimeType="application/font-woff" />
            <remove fileExtension=".woff2" />
            <mimeMap fileExtension=".woff2" mimeType="application/font-woff2" />
        </staticContent>
        <rewrite>
            <rules>
                <rule name="mautic" 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>
            <rewriteMaps>
                <rewriteMap name="/" defaultValue="/s/dashboard" />
            </rewriteMaps>
        </rewrite>
    </system.webServer>
</configuration>`