Rewrite Dynamic ASP URL's to static

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Rewrite Dynamic ASP URL's to static

flyerguy

1:40 pm on Jan 30, 2005 (gmt 0)

Hi,

Looking for the cheapest, least complicated (don't want to have to alter my ASP code) software to rewrite a url such as www.site.com/default.asp?pg=products to a static verison.

I know of ISAPIRewrite, but their website seems to be out of commission.

I would like to simply install the .DLL and not have to go through my entire site's code changing the references to the dynamic characters.

THanks

topr8

2:01 pm on Jan 30, 2005 (gmt 0)

not have to go through my entire site's code changing the references to the dynamic characters.

erm, am i missing the point or are you?

what would be the point unless your links/references pointed to the new 'static url's' - if your site is template driven it would be easy enough to rewrite the links, if not i see it could be a big job.

flyerguy

2:32 pm on Jan 30, 2005 (gmt 0)

Well, my problem has been solved anyhow: the website selling the Isapirewrite is back online magically after I just happened to check again.

They have a prog called Linkfreeze which is an IIS plugin.

It does the dynamic conversion between the server and client, so purportedly you don't have to rewrite your server-side code at all. It even claims to keep the 'old' links working at the same time, so you don't lose existing backlinks to your dynamic URL's.

Going to give it a try.. just a question of whether my host is willing to muck about installing IIS snap-ins.

Corey Bryant

4:17 pm on Jan 30, 2005 (gmt 0)

Do a google for helicontech - that is their site

-Corey

topr8

4:32 pm on Jan 30, 2005 (gmt 0)

ok so it kinds of rewrites your code for you on historic pages, wouldn't that require an extra parse of the web page? probably not a big deal unless running a mega busy site.

GaryK

5:11 pm on Jan 30, 2005 (gmt 0)

The guys at Helicon have stated that LinkFreeze is as efficient as it can be but having to parse links on every page, all the time, does add some overhead to the process of serving up a page. For busy sites (I have no idea how they define busy) ISAPI_Rewrite is much more efficient. The major difference between the two is with ISAPI_Rewrite you will have to manually update all your dynamic links to static ones.