Redirect to other site using URL Rewrite Module IIS

Redirecting traffic from one website to another website can be easily done by adding a simple rule in URL Rewrite module of IIS. Let’s see how we can do this.

Source Website: http://hostname.com

Target Website: http://xyzhost.com

We will create a rewrite rule by following below steps:

1.       Open IIS Manager by typing inetmgr in Start->Run.

2.       Select the Web Site for which you want to create a rule.

3.       Click on URL Rewrite.

4.       Click on the Add Rule(s) link in Actions pane on the right-hand side.

5.        Select Blank Rule from the Add Rule(s) dialog box and click OK.

6.       Here you will define the actual rule. Enter values in following text boxes and then click on the Conditions tab.

•      Name           :              for example “Redirect to New Url”
•           Patterns        :              “.*”

7.       Click on the Add button to add conditions and enter values in the below text boxes. Click on OK button.

•          Condition Input        :              “{HTTP_HOST}”
•           Pattern                      :              “^hostname.com.*’

8.       Now click on the Action tab and do following changes. Click on the Apply link in the right page.

·         Action type       :              select ‘Redirect’ from the dropdown

·         Redirect URL   :              Type your target url ‘http;//xyzhost.com’

Your rule is created now and you can test it by browsing the source url. Once you browse your source url http://hostname.com you will be redirected to http://xyzhost.com.