ISAPI_Rewrite Availability on Fast2host Windows Hosting

Yes, Fast2host fully supports ISAPI_Rewrite by Helicontech on our Windows hosting platform. ISAPI_Rewrite is a powerful URL rewriting module for IIS, often compared to Apache mod_rewrite, and is essential for SEO-friendly URLs, clean link structures, and advanced rewrite rules.

ISAPI_Rewrite Full Version Features

This is the complete version of ISAPI_Rewrite and includes the following capabilities:

• Regular expressions-based URL rewriting engine
• Support for global per-server configuration file
• Support for per-virtual-site configuration files
• In-memory configuration caching for high performance
• Automatic removal of rarely used configurations from memory
• Monitoring of configuration files and IIS metabase changes
• Dynamic reload of rewrite rules without requiring IIS restarts

These features allow developers to implement advanced rewrite rules, clean URLs, redirects, and compatibility for applications designed for Linux environments.

Supported Use Cases

• SEO-friendly URL rewriting
• Converting old URL formats to new structures
• 301 and 302 redirects
• Blocking unwanted bots or IP ranges
• WordPress and PHP clean permalink emulation
• Framework routing support (Laravel, CodeIgniter, etc.)

If you need assistance with rewrite rules or configuration - just ask.