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I'm running a local Webmatrix configuration which uses IISExpress as webserver.
For convenience's sake, I have configured my remote development setup (http://godrul1.gopagoda.com/) to http://localhost:80, through the windows HOSTS file.
So, as expected from the setup, when I point to http://godrul1.gopagoda.com/, it should route to http://localhost:80.
But it's giving a 404 error.
I know that my local webserver (Webmatrix/IISExpress) isn't malfunctioning because pointing straight to http://localhost:80 works.
What could be the problem?
laggingreflex
Posted 2013-10-15T23:52:06.233
Reputation: 3 498
1If it's giving you a 404 server then you're getting a proper reply from a web server. So, as far as the
HOSTSfile (and DNS) is concerned, everything might be just fine. Maybe your local server is simply not configured to answerGETrequests for that Host. – Der Hochstapler – 2013-10-15T23:58:52.640Just to expand on what Oliver said, when you go to localhost, you are getting the "default" website. If your iis is configured to uses virtual hosts, when you go to godrul1.gopagoda.com, iis will look for a matching virtual host with that name. If it isn't there, it will 404. – Paul – 2013-10-16T00:00:54.110
+1 for @oliver above... This may help : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4709014/using-custom-domains-with-iis-express
– Brian Adkins – 2013-10-16T00:03:37.637@OliverSalzburg Can you look at my
– laggingreflex – 2013-10-16T01:04:28.850web.configand tell me if it's configured incorrectly?@Paul Can you look at my
– laggingreflex – 2013-10-16T01:05:04.230web.configand tell me if it's configured incorrectly?PS: It used to work without doing much except adding the mapping in
HOSTSfile in the past, for a similar (previous) setup. – laggingreflex – 2013-10-16T01:09:28.383