web.config :: redirect all except root/index.html (Azure, WordPress)

Question

I have a Wordpress hosted on azure, that I have move from www.mydomain.com to old.mydomain.com,

on www.mydomain.com I make a new landing page that inform of what I want to inform and give a link to the "old" wordpress,

to avoid loosing seo (and keep wp info alive) I made the next web.config

<?xml version="1.0"?>
  <configuration>
    <system.webServer>
      <httpRedirect enabled="true" destination="http://old.mydomain.com" httpResponseStatus="Permanent" /> 
    </system.webServer>

    <location path="www.mydomain.com">
       <system.webServer>
            <httpRedirect enabled="false" />
        </system.webServer>
    </location>

</configuration>

redirect works perfectly, but it also redirect me www.mydomain.com to old.mydomain.com

How can I do it in web.config this no-redirect-the-root ??

I have try also the :

<location path="index.html">
    <system.webServer>
        <httpRedirect enabled="false" />
    </system.webServer>
</location>

but the result is the same, everything gets redirect to old.mydomain.com

sorry to disturb, no one seems to know if this is possible ? — pGrnd
– pGrnd, Commented Oct 10, 2016 at 19:54

Gary Liu · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-11 06:35:45Z

1

You can try to use the Rewrite module of IIS, please consider the following configuration:

<configuration>
    <system.webServer>
    <rewrite>
          <rules>
            <rule name="Root rule" stopProcessing="true">
                <match url="^$" />
                <action type="None" />
            </rule>
            <rule name="redirect rule" stopProcessing="true">
                <match url="^(.*)$" />
                <action type="Redirect" url="http://www.example.com/{R:0}" appendQueryString="true" redirectType="Permanent" />
            </rule>
          </rules>
        </rewrite>
        </system.webServer>
</configuration>

answered Oct 11, 2016 at 6:35

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pGrnd Over a year ago

Thanks a lot !! Your help was a light in the tunnel ;-)

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