Re: force extention handling in IIS?

[Cory Foy <Cory.Foy () mobilehwy com>]

In your ISAPI Filters, can't you just set up a filter for file.asp and 
have it point to the PHP ISAPI, instead of doing *.php or some other 
wildcard?

Cory

Ken Schaefer wrote:
> Neither of these two things will work.
>
> a) Server.Transfer() will attempt to run the page using the ASP engine. The
> ASP ISAPI extension doesn't understand PHP
>
> b) That affects all .asp pages (as you note), but OP says that he can't
> change the setting for all ASP pages (yet). However, this setting is actually
> on an Application by Application basis. You can create a new web application
> at any folder level in the web root hierarchy via the IIS Manager. So, if you
> convert an entire folder worth of files, you could remap .asp -> PHP ISAPI
> extension on a folder-by-folder basis. 
>
> One could use redirects, but I hear that you get penalised by search engines
> if you do that sort of thing on a massive scale.
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
> : -----Original Message-----
> : From: Damhuis Anton [mailto:DamhuisA () aforbes co za]
> : Sent: Monday, 14 February 2005 5:29 PM
> : To: webappsec () securityfocus com
> : Subject: RE: force extention handling in IIS?
> : 
> : 
> : I have never tried it, but maybe a Server.Transfer to the PHP page?
> : 
> : With Server.Transfer the client still sees the original page (.asp) but it
> will be
> : processed but the second page.
> : 
> : Another option is to change the engine reference in IIS
> : 
> : Open IIS
> : Right Click your WEBSite,
> : Select 'Home Directory' tab.
> : Click Configuration button.
> : In Application Mappings List select .asp
> : Click Edit.
> : Enter the PHP Engine Dll Name in executable text box.
> : 
> : This will make sure that ALL .asp extensions in the selected web site will
> use the
> : PHP Engine.
> : 
> : Regards
> :   Anton
> : 
> : -----Original Message-----
> : From: Leigh Morresi [mailto:leighm () linuxbandwagon com]
> : Sent: 14 February 2005 01:29
> : To: webappsec () securityfocus com
> : Subject: force extention handling in IIS?
> : 
> : 
> : Hi there
> : 
> : Trying to fix some loose ends by initally rewriting a couple of ASP
> : scripts as PHP
> : is it possible to force IIS (6.0) to run a file.asp with PHP? i cant
> : change the filename because
> : we have a lot of clients with some 3rd party applicaiton that is
> : connecting to the "file.asp"
> : 
> : IIS will let me run PHP scripts and set the file extention but not on a
> : per-filename basis
> : 
> : any ideas?
> : 
> : leigh