The idea is to create a new site with no real documents to look at, that is purely for re-directing one URL. It took me a few tries to get this working, so I thought I would document the steps. In the example we'll be redirecting a.axvius.com to https://b.axvius.com
- Create a new site in IIS7. Pick a name, point the Physical Path to the folder you just created, and a.axvius.com in the Host name box.
- Double-click on HTTP Redirect (in the lower half of the pane when you have the site you just created selected). Check the first box, and put https://b.axvius.com in the box. Check the box that reads "Redirect all requests to exact destination." Change the drop-down to permanent. Click apply.
- Notice that it created a web.config file in the folder you created.
- May need to restart the site.
- Create a folder for the site.
- Give the Network Service and IUSR users read access to the folder. Note that your mileage may vary; I have historically had a difficult time with IIS file permissions.
Not too difficult really. I tried to do it without a folder first, and was thwarted by file permissions after that.