** Changes in httpd.ini are not working ***

[ggman Profile]

I have IIS 5.1 installed.

[Anton]

Hello,

there's a tool for IIS6 called Metabase Explorer. It also works with IIS5.1. Please try to install it on your machine and get us all the metabase information we need.

[ggman Profile]

I downloaded Metabase Explorer at http://download.cnet.com/IIS-Metabase-E ... b7d5&idl=n

How do I get the file(s) that you need? What are the file name(s)?

[Anton]

When you run the software it should display the site tree.
You should go through the sites and try to find ISAPI_Rewrite filter registration

[ggman Profile]

This is what I see ...

[Anton]

Hello,

Does this screenshot shows the modules for the entire server?
If yes, please also go through the sites and check if there are any ISAPI_Rewrite entries.
Please attach the screenshots for the sites as well.

[ggman Profile]

Which file(s) should I look at for ISAPI_Rewrite entries? What am I looking for?

[Anton]

Hello,

ISAPI_rewrite entries are those which point to ISAPI_Rewrite dll in C:\Program Files\Helicon\ISAPI_Rewrite3 or similar.

[ggman Profile]

In my screenshot earlier, you can see what I see using IIS Metabase Explorer. When I click on the C:\Program Files\Helicon\ISAPI_Rewrite.dll it doesn't give me these ISAPI_rewrite entries. Please advise on how I can get these entries for you.

[Anton]

Hello,

You probably didn't get me correctly: what I want you to do is to go through the site tree and tell which nodes (including global one) have records with C:\Program Files\Helicon\ISAPI_Rewrite.dll.

[ggman Profile]

Only one node has a record with C:\Program Files\Helicon\ISAPI_Rewrite.dll:
Filters\ISAPI_Rewrite\

[Anton]

Hello,

Ok, it's good that there's only one record.
Can you clarify the following:
- does any of ISAPI_Rewrite rules for any of the sites work for you?
- what were the changes you made before it stopped working
- please check if there are any records in httpd.parse.errors file in ISAPI_Rewrite installation folder
- can you try to install ISAPI_Rewrite on another machine and check if it will work

[ggman Profile]

The rewrite rules are working. There are no errors in the the errors file. When I made changes to httpd.ini ISAPI_Rewrite did not work for the changes.

The path to the DLL is NOT specified in ISAPI Filters, but ISAPI_Rewrite works. But you said ISAPI_Rewrite only works if I use ISAPI Filters to specify the path to the DLL here.

I have the same version of ISAPI_Rewrite but in they are different directories for different versions of my code. I cannot delete the previous versions since this is a development machine.

eg.
C:\Program Files\Helicon\ISAPI_Rewrite
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\version1\Helicon\ISAPI_Rewrite
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\version2\Helicon\ISAPI_Rewrite
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\version3\Helicon\ISAPI_Rewrite

I got the changes in httpd.ini to work ONLY when I changed this file in C:\Program Files\Helicon\ISAPI_Rewrite, but it isn't specified in ISAPI Filters. My question is why does ISAPI_Rewrite work then without the path to the DLL in ISAPI Filters?

[Anton]

Hello,

"The rewrite rules are working. There are no errors in the the errors file. When I made changes to httpd.ini ISAPI_Rewrite did not work for the changes."
- do you mean that the rules you had before are still working and some new rules don't?
- please try to enable logging in httpd.conf by putting

RewriteLogLevel 9
LogLevel debug

And provide the records from rewrite.log and error.log that you get.

[ggman Profile]

The rewrite rules (new and old) are working if I only change httpd.ini in C:\Program Files\Helicon\ISAPI_Rewrite

Why does ISAPI_Rewrite work without the path to the DLL in ISAPI Filters?

[suntattood Profile]

Is there any larger difference between working on either old or new rewrite rules? Does that change anything?

[Anton]

Hello,

"Why does ISAPI_Rewrite work without the path to the DLL in ISAPI Filters?"
- well as far as I understand you do have it registered globally - for the entire server.

"Is there any larger difference between working on either old or new rewrite rules? Does that change anything?"
- can you be more specific: what do you mean by "old" and "new" rules? Please show the rules you are using.

"The rewrite rules (new and old) are working if I only change httpd.ini in C:\Program Files\Helicon\ISAPI_Rewrite"
- usually, this situation occurs due to insufficient permissions for the site root where httpd.ini resides.

[ggman Profile]

"Why does ISAPI_Rewrite work without the path to the DLL in ISAPI Filters?"
Can you be more specific: what do you mean by "old" and "new" rules? Please show the rules you are using.
"The rewrite rules (new and old) are working if I only change httpd.ini in C:\Program Files\Helicon\ISAPI_Rewrite"

By old and new I am referring to the changes in the httpd.ini file. Since the dll is registered globally this makes sense then.