How Do You Configure Windows Azure For Url Rewrite Using WordPress?

Question

I have just created a website using Windows Azure and their template for a WordPress blog. I was able to update the CNAME and Alias records to properly forward my domain to

Answer 1

WordPress on Windows Azure Websites runs under Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), not Apache. IIS also supports URL rewriting but the configuration is done in a Web.config file, not in a .htaccess file.

First, in WordPress settings, change the permalink to a custom structure without "index.php", such as:

/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/

Also make sure in WordPress Settings, General Settings section, the WordPress Address (URL) and Site Address (URL) are correct.

Next, using FTP, WebMatrix or other tool, create a Web.config file in your WordPress site's root directory:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
    <system.webServer>
        <rewrite>
            <rules>
                <rule name="Main Rule" stopProcessing="true">
                    <match url=".*" />
                    <conditions logicalGrouping="MatchAll">
                        <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>
        </rewrite>
    </system.webServer>
</configuration>

For a step-by-step tutorial refer to Pretty WordPress Permalinks on Azure. For additional information refer to Moving a WordPress Blog to Windows Azure – Part 4: Pretty Permalinks and URL Rewrite rules.

Answer 2

if your wordpress blog is configured as www.myblog.net then in your permalink you can not have /blog until and unless you have changed that in your wordpress settings. I think your permalink should look somethimng like http://www.myblog.net/index.php/The-Post-Name-Is-Here

Go to settings -> permalinks and either select one of the options from there. Or if you want custom url then type - /index.php/%postname%/ and save.