Increase IIS Logs to SQL Log Parser Import Performance w/ transactionRowCount
A few years ago I showed how to use Microsoft’s Log Parser tool to take IIS log files and import into a SQL database. From Microsoft: Log parser is a powerful, versatile tool that provides universal...
View ArticleError 500.19 with IIS / rewrite in web.config
If you’ve added a rewrite to you web.config but are now receiving a HTTP Error 500.19 Internal Server Error, chances are you need to install the URL Rewrite Module. You might have assumed this is part...
View ArticleIIS / WordPress – Blocking User Agents using Rewrite Rules
If you run WordPress on Windows (and who doesn’t?) and have the need to block specific user agents (bots, crawlers, browsers) below is a decent way I’ve found that uses rewriting rules and works along...
View ArticleIIS 8 ASP.Net Error “configuration section cannot be used…”
When working with IIS 8 (or even 7 or 7.5), you may have run across this little gem / error: “This configuration section cannot be used at this path” HTTP Error 500.19 – Internal Server Error The...
View ArticleWordPress Multisite Windows / IIS Login Redirect / Loop Issue
If you have WordPress installed on Windows (2008 / IIS) with multisite + sub domains enabled you may have run into the issue of login loops / redirects when accessing /wp-admin. Below are a few spots...
View ArticleSetting up port forwarding in VMWare Workstation 8
To setup port forwarding (maybe you have IIS or Apache running in a VM and want to access from other machines or the host). If you vm is setup with NAT like this: …You can go to “Edit > Virtual...
View ArticleImporting IIS Logs into a SQL Database / Table
1. Download the Log Parser tool from Microsoft here. I know, it’s old but works great. 2. Dump your IIS log files somewhere (ie: c:\temp\logs). 3. Run this in cmd: C:\Program Files (x86)\Log Parser...
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