All,

I am using DNN version 3.1.1 and I would like to know how I can redirect a url.  For example I have a portal using the url of www.xxx.com I would like to setup the following

www.xxx.com/somename redirects to www.xxx.com/Default.aspx?tabid=908

Is this possible and how?

Thanks

Msuk

3.1.1 doesn't have an interface for Url Redirects, so far as I know, so you'd have to do it manually.  The easiest way would be to create a child portal as xxx.com/somename, but if it isn't desirable to be in a seperate portal you can make use of the SiteUrl redirection.

To do that, open SiteUrls.config in your website's root.  Add another RewriterRule, like this:

        <RewriterRule>
            <LookFor>.*/somename.*</LookFor>
            <SendTo>~/Default.aspx?TabId=908</SendTo>
        </RewriterRule>
However, you also have to make sure that a request to xxx.com/somename gets set to ASP.NET, so that DNN can redirect it.  To do that, you'll have to create a somename folder with a default.aspx in it.  There doesn't need to be any content in the file, it just has to exist so that IIS will see it and give control to ASP.NET.  That should be all that you'll need to do to get your redirect to work.  Note that my LookFor pattern isn't necessarily the most robust, you might want to tweak it a bit, depending on exaclty what input you'd like to accept and reject from the user.

Hope if helps!

You can also use a third party product such as ISAPIRewrite to do this.  From www.isapirewrite.com.

Jeff