The web.config file required for WordPress running on IIS
When I moved from Linux to Windows server, I had some permalink problem. All urls gives 404 error. When I save permalinks settings on WordPress Admin page, it says ‘You should configure web.config file now’. I looked for a solution and I tried a bunch of things but nothing worked except this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
<system.webServer>
<defaultDocument>
<files>
<clear />
<add value="index.php" />
</files>
</defaultDocument>
<rewrite>
<rules>
<clear />
<rule name="WordPress Rule" stopProcessing="true">
<match url=".*" />
<conditions logicalGrouping="MatchAll" trackAllCaptures="false">
<add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsFile" negate="true" />
<add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsDirectory" negate="true" />
</conditions>
<action type="Rewrite" url="index.php" />
</rule>
</rules>
<outboundRules>
<clear />
</outboundRules>
</rewrite>
</system.webServer>
</configuration>