In IIS can I change the default document per folder via web.config?

Question

I have a certain PHP file on my windows server in a directory that requires you to add index.php in order to view it.

The below works: http://example.org/placestorun/index

But the following does not work: http://example.org/placestorun/

I added a web.config file to the places to run directory to make it work without the index.php using the below code in the folder's web.config file:

<configuration>
   <system.webServer>
    <defaultDocument>
        <files>
            <add value="index.php" />
        </files>
    </defaultDocument>
   </system.webServer>
</configuration>

The above is not working though.

Answer 1

You need to add clear to remove all the inherited elements:

<configuration>
   <system.webServer>
    <defaultDocument enabled="true">
        <files>
            <clear />
            <add value="index.php" />
        </files>
    </defaultDocument>
   </system.webServer>
</configuration>

Also make sure your app is not running in classic mode but in integrated mode.

Answer 2

I ended up just doing a rewrite in web.config:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
    <system.webServer>
        <rewrite>
            <rules>
                <rule name="Imported Rule placestoswim" stopProcessing="true">
                    <match url="^$" ignoreCase="false" />
                    <action type="Rewrite" url="index.php" appendQueryString="false" />
                </rule>
            </rules>
        </rewrite>
    </system.webServer>
</configuration>