Detecting index.asp in server variables

[Numpty]

We are experiencing duplicate content issues in Google.

Basically, they are indexing www.mydomain.com/index.asp and also www.mydomain.com

I was going to use an asp script to redirect 'index.asp' to '/' based on the server variable 'URL', however I've found that using request.servervariables produces exactly the same results whether I use www.mydomain.com/index.asp or just www.mydomain.com

Anyone any ideas how I can flick www.mydomain.com/index.asp to www.mydomain.com?

Thanks in advance!

Al

[blend27]

I've been looking for the answer to this for a while now, and I am not sure that it is achievable under IIS.

Unless I am totaly wrong and have not found the answer.

The trick you could do is set a different document as defalt page for root directory, and 301 index to it, but this is untill someone links to that new document, so no purpose there.

[dataguy]

Try Request.ServerVariables("SCRIPT_NAME"), this should give you '/index.asp' and then you can 301 '/'.

[carguy84]

That will put you into an infinite redirect.

[Numpty]

carguy84 is right.

I tested Request.ServerVariables("SCRIPT_NAME")
It produces exactly the same response whether I type index.asp in the URL or not.

[defanjos]

Anyone any ideas how I can flick www.mydomain.com/index.asp to www.mydomain.com?

Use isapi_rewrite
You can also 301 redirect mydomain.com to www.mydomain.com, plus many other neat things.

[jaytee]

I posted a similar answer to another question earlier this evening. This assumes you are using VB/C#:-

You can do a lot in the Application_BeginRequest event in Global.asax.vb. You intercept specific pages using:-

LCase(Request.ServerVariables("SCRIPT_NAME")).ToString...

and then use:-

HttpContext.Current.Response....

and

Context.RewritePath

It is what Isapi filters do but within .NET itself.

[Panic_Man]

Numpty, check my response on this thread:
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