No web.config File?

I tried creating a web.config file and just inserted the code they gave me.
I even tried naming it .htaccess, and it did nothing.

Delete this .htaccess file.

Contact your web host to see if mod_rewrite can be enabled or not.

I contacted them, I guess I will just have to wait to see what they say.

In the meantime, is there any possibility that somebody can give me a copy of their web.config, in case this does not work?

They told me that changing my permalinks would work if I changed my server to a Linux server. So I did, but the problem is that it screwed up everything. Nothing is working properly. WordPress is running extremely slowly, and the page formatting of it is screwed up. I’m thinking of switching back to windows, as switching to Linux may have been the cause of this. But this means that I won’t be able to change my permalink structure.. ??

ahhh… chmod your .htaccess to 666 and it should accept the rewrite rules

and then change them right back. Leave files world writable is just a bad, bad idea.

Okay everything seems to be running fine again, so I guess I won’t switch back to Windows. The only problem I’m having still is the fact that the Admin CP is entirely deformed… Here is a screenshot of what I mean: https://tinypic.com/r/309hc8x/3

If anybody knows what the source of the problem is or how to fix it, that would be great!!!

Thanks again.

Bump?

If you want, I can make a new topic about the new problem, as my original one is solved.

Try refreshing the page or emptying the browser cache to see if it’s a browser issue. Another possibility is that some of the WordPress core files are missing/corrupt after the move, in which case an upgrade or reinstall (“upgrade” to the same version) should fix it. This once happened to my site after a server move.

It still isn’t fixed… I’m making a new topic about the issue. This can be closed.

Thank you once again, for all your help.

I was hoping I’d be able to find the answer to the web.config file. I’m in the same boat you are Koolstr. My blog is working, and I can get past the home page, but I’d like to activate Permalinks so my site is searchable by post name.

Can anyone tell me how to create this non-existent web.config file?

Thanks!
Kath

Koolstr – I found a solution to our problem!!
You can follow my instructions here…I even added visuals! ??
https://bit.ly/15Tbmp

Please let me know if this solved your problem.

Thanks and good luck!

That link didn’t work for me – if you are still having problems, Ive stuck up an explanation as well as a web.config sample file for downloading at https://www.globalartwork.com/2009/wordpress-permalinks-on-windows-iis/

Post back here or in the comments of that page if it didn’t help ??

Changing to Linux is NOT the global solution for getting WordPress to work. There are quite legitimate reasons to want/need to run IIS and .NET on the web server. It would be nice if some attempt was made to help folks in this environment who may be using it not by random choice but by actual need. Web.config is not the same as wp-config.php and servers an entirely different purpose and is what is used to specify config info to allow URL Rewrite under IIS.

I got permalinks working on GoDaddy WIMP with their new grid hosting where they do not have Microsoft URLRewrite installed, thanks to an article by John Sessford. I have posted a reference to John’s article, code and my GoDaddy tailored instructions at my new WP site located at https://www.49thlatitude.com/wordpress/wordpress/permalinks-on-godaddy-wimp which nicely uses the new permalinks ability. – Dave

i too got same problem and i solve it by this link:
https://www.globalartwork.com/2009/wordpress-permalinks-on-windows-iis/