Web Wiz Forum, IIS7 and URL Rewrite on GoDaddy
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Topic: Web Wiz Forum, IIS7 and URL Rewrite on GoDaddy
Posted By: snadowitz
Subject: Web Wiz Forum, IIS7 and URL Rewrite on GoDaddy
Date Posted: 06 November 2009 at 1:19am
| Hi - has anyone had any success with GoDaddy and the URL rewriter? Everytime I upload the web.config file (downloaded from the web wiz downlaods section) I get an internal server error '500" - pretty disasterous eh? Any help appreciated. |
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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 06 November 2009 at 12:05pm
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That because Web Wiz Forums doesn't run on GoDaddy servers. They are listed on the page below:- http://www.webwiz.net/webwizforums/kb/non_supported_webhosts.asp Also they do not have the IIS 7 Rewrite Module installed on their IIS 7 servers, hence the 500 error you get. if you do a search online allot of people are finding that GoDaddy have not installed this module (which does not come with IIS 7 as standard) on their Windows 2008 IIS 7 servers. You may want to look at our own Hosting Packages which are on Windows 2008 R2 IIS7.5 and do have the IIS 7 Rewrite Module installed as well as ISAPI_Rewrite. On production websites we find that the IIS 7 rewrite Module can course the application pool to recycle when under load coursing session issue, so I would recommend using ISAPI_Rewrite instead as it more features and is more reliable. Our Windows 2008 R2 IIS7.5 Hosting packages can be found on the page below:- http://www.webwiz.net/webhosting/" rel="nofollow - http://www.webwiz.net/webhosting/ ------------- https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums Hosting https://www.webwiz.net/web-hosting/windows-web-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - ASP.NET Web Hosting |
Posted By: snadowitz
Date Posted: 08 November 2009 at 1:55am
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Sorry - but your information is not correct. I am currently running on a GoDaddy shared hosting account that has IIS7. It works fine with all functions up and working. The ONLY exception is that I cannot get the URL Rewriting to work - but I will solve this one too. Just one question for you then - your hosting package - can I run PHP too? And as a last favour - can anyone send me an example web.config file compatible with IIS7?? |
Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 09 November 2009 at 12:08pm
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I beg to differ. GoDaddy do NOT have the IIS 7 Rewrite Mod installed on their servers. Do a quick search online and you will find lots of GoDaddy users who have been told misleading information from GoDaddty support only to find that GoDaddy do not have the IIS 7 Rewrite Mod installed on their servers. You will alos find other issues such as the check for updates feature not working and if you run the compatibility server checking tool from the admin area you will also find that you won't be able to connect to our liecsne server to run the Premium Edition. You will find that other features will work, but from our past experience there are lots of issues with GoDaddy. We are not just making this up because we feel like it, this is from years of experience from developing and supporting the software. In regards to your question about our hosting services, yes it does support PHP as well as ASP, ASP.NET 1.1/2.0/3.5. There is also ASP.NET Charting Controls and the IIS 7 Rewrite Mod. You also get SQL server 2008 and mySQL and unlike many other web hosts we also fully backup all our servers each night. ------------- https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums Hosting https://www.webwiz.net/web-hosting/windows-web-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - ASP.NET Web Hosting |
Posted By: snadowitz
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 12:26am
| seems u r right about the URL Rewriter part - but I just tried the check for updates thing and it works a treat. The check compatibility thing - I cannot even find it in the version of WebWiz I installed. |
Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 10:32am
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Maybe GoDdady then have finally fixed the issues that have plagued their Windows 2003 hosting for years and finally got it together with their Windows 2008 IIS 7 packages. Would be good if they have. The server check is in the admin area under Setup and Configuration you then scroll to near the bottom of the page where you will find Server Requirements Test. Would be interesting to know the result. ------------- https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums Hosting https://www.webwiz.net/web-hosting/windows-web-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - ASP.NET Web Hosting |
Posted By: snadowitz
Date Posted: 11 November 2009 at 7:27am
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yes they seemd to have done so - I bugged them for a few days and they also fixed the URL Rewrit Module too...this now makes GoDaddy a viable option - yeah?? Tok a LOT of bugging them to escalate the URL Rewrite issue and fix it though. Just to be clear - I am using GoDaddy Economy Windows Hosting on IIS7 Results from  a fresh install on a test account I use are below.
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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 11 November 2009 at 9:49am
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Looks like they may have sorted the issues with their Windows 2008 IIS 7 hosting. They did have someone contact us a couple of years ago regarding the issues with their servers running Web Wiz Forums, so it's about time they fixed the problems. Will update the compatibility page to reflect this. Just hope now 1&1 do the same, although i don't hold my breath with them. ------------- https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums Hosting https://www.webwiz.net/web-hosting/windows-web-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - ASP.NET Web Hosting |
Posted By: snadowitz
Date Posted: 04 December 2009 at 1:34pm
| I am thinking about dumping GoDaddy though as their IIS7 implementations seems less than optimal and their email relaying is terrible. I signed up for one of your free accounts to evaluate your service. I need to run ASP and PHP, MySQL and SQL Server because my main site is Joomla and the forum - WebWiz of course. Whilst it runs OK on GoDaddy they have some quirks with email relaying and also occasionally thier servers spit the dummy and return a 500 error. The hosting packages you offer are a bit light on email storage though....compared to someone like Dreamhost for example. No cron is a problem for the basic package which is what I would most likely go for. |
Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 04 December 2009 at 2:10pm
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Usually web hosts that offer unlimited disk space use cheap SATA desktop drives which cost under $100 per TB . We use hotswap 15,000 RPM SCSI Drives in RAID 1 or 10 which work out around $6,000 per TB. This gives many advantages such as vastly improved reliability and performance. Having a redundant hotswap RAID disks also means that failed drives can be swapped with zero downtime to services or websites. Unfortunately the down side is less storage space, however we find that most people don't need unlimited diskpsace (if such a thing even really existed). When looking at hosting you should look beyond just the attention grabbing headlines and should look at what the service offers, what extras you get, what type of backups, redundant equipment, performance, etc. We could do that same as the host you mention and advertise unlimited diskspace, but unless someone has invented unlimited hardrives then we all know this to be an advertising gimmick and a way to hide the real diskspace they give. Their limit of diskspace maybe even less than ours, but you will not findout till you get an email asking for more money because you are using to many resources. Cron Jobs are something you will find with Linux, which is why Windows web hosts don't offer Cron Jobs. However, most Windows web hosts including ourselves will usually allow you to setup scheduled tasks from your control panel which can be used in a simular way to Linux Cron Jobs. ------------- https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums Hosting https://www.webwiz.net/web-hosting/windows-web-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - ASP.NET Web Hosting |
Posted By: snadowitz
Date Posted: 17 January 2010 at 4:59am
| Hi - well I got it going - Web Wiz running on GoDaddy with URL rewriting etc. etc. - what do folks think of the restyling? |
Posted By: snadowitz
Date Posted: 25 January 2010 at 12:51pm
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ooooops - forgot the URL http://www.flamineight.co.uk/TattooForum" rel="nofollow - http://www.flamineight.co.uk/TattooForum |
Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 26 January 2010 at 9:50am
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Except URL rewriting is not working in the forum you link to, also the Free Express Edition does not support URL Rewriting, you need to use the Adware Edition or one of the Premium Editions.
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Posted By: snadowitz
Date Posted: 26 January 2010 at 6:22pm
| Yes - I see that and I tried the Adware edition and noted the google ads - I would not mind so much having the ads though if they were blended with the colours of the forum - is it acceptable to edit the approopriate file (what name?) to match the forum colours? |
Posted By: 123Simples
Date Posted: 26 January 2010 at 7:49pm
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Unfortunately not snadowitz The Adware edition is supplied as such that editing the files in any way whatsoever is breaking the terms of the licence May I suggest that you perhaps consider the http://www.webwiz.net/webhosting/free_web_wiz_forums_hosting.asp" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums Starter Edition package and I tell you why: 1. From just £3.99 a month and zero setup fee you will get the Premium Edition with no ads 2. URL rewriting included 3. Free upgrades included Most importantly, Web Wiz Hosting is a great hosting company and I'm not just saying that either ------------- http://www.123simples.com/" rel="nofollow - Visit 123 Simples Web Design |