How to Redirect a Web Page in IIS

If you move a webpage on your Microsoft IIS server, users won't be able to access it at the old location and any links to it on other websites will be broken. Fix this problem by setting up a redirect so that requests for the old webpage are redirected to the new location of the webpage.

Instructions

1. Open IIS Manager by clicking "Start," typing "inetmgr" in the search box in the Start menu and pressing "Enter."

2. Expand the local computer in the list at the left side of the IIS Manager window by clicking the arrow icon to its left.

3. Right-click a website or directory you want to redirect and click "Properties."

4. Click the "Home Directory," "Virtual Directory" or "Directory" tab at the top of the "Properties" window.

5. Click "A Redirection to a URL" under "The Content for this Resource Should Come From."

6. Type the new URL in the "Redirect To" box. For example, redirect requests for "http://www.yoursite.com/old" to "http://www.yoursite.com/new" by typing "http://www.yoursite.com/new" into the "Redirect To" box.

7. Click "OK" in the "Properties" window.

References

• Microsoft Technet: Redirecting Web Sites in IIS 6.0 (IIS 6.0)
• Microsoft Technet: IIS Manager (IIS 6.0)