PageXchanger

Overview

Negotiate language and file preferences with browsers -- and remove pesky file extensions from your Web sites!  PageXchanger offers a unique approach to Web site content, source code and even URLs. This Microsoft IIS server tool separates content from the underlying Web technology, providing a powerful form of content negotiation so that Web sites can use cleaner URLs in source code and Web browser displays. Eliminate and hide accessed file types from the site visitor by enabling developers to remove any extension (.html, .aspx, .php, .js, .gif, etc.) from source code, making your IIS-based Web sites and applications more secure (application layer masking), more friendly (file presentation based on browser and server preferences) and easier to maintain (faster migration to new technologies). With clean URLs, site security is strengthened by masking the technology a Web site was built upon from potential hackers. Obscure your Web site's technology platform with PageXchanger to stop hacker exploits like direct URL guesses and source sifting. PageXchanger allows for multiple forms of content to be served automatically by separating content from underlying site technologies. Deliver the same page in multiple languages, with content served up appropriately based on the user's default language settings in their Web browser. Developers can present multiple forms of images or other data – use PNG images, XHTML, client-side XML and other advanced technologies along side existing content safely and easily without complex browser detection or rewriting the entire site. Save time and money when you present persistent URLs in all company communications and avoiding annoying redirects, broken links or lost search engine rankings. Migration from one technology to another, say from ColdFusion to ASP.NET, is also faster, more reliable, and completely transparent to end users. Get into content negotiation on IIS with PageXchanger today! PageXchanger is available as a free 30-day trial, and, like all Port80 Software products, PageXchanger includes free IIS technical support.

Features

• Content negotiation allows for removal of file extensions in source code without affecting site functionality
• Redirect requests for pages and allows content to be served without file extensions
• URLs no longer display file extensions in a Web browser's address or location bar
• Note: File extensions must be manually removed (in your favorite editor) to have full benefit of clean URLs in source code (or try our w3compiler client desktop tool)
• Completely safe and transparent content negotiation
• Works with any Web browser
• For files with stripped extensions
• For language and character set to provide for multilingual sites
• For mime types to allow rapid new technology adoption
• Implemented as super fast ISAPI filter
• NEW! Enhanced GUI interface for easy configuration
• Simple to install/uninstall

Benefits

• Security: Enhance security by obscuring your technology platform and stop hacker exploits (like direct URL guesses and source sifting)
• Migration: Change your site technology easily without broken links or numerous redirects
• Content Negotiation: Transparently select and serve language, image and other content based on the user's browser
• A clean URL site is easier for users to navigate, simple to maintain and makes for more effective and lasting URLs in all company communications

Requirements

• IIS 6.0 / Windows Server 2003 (all versions)
• IIS 5.1 / Windows XP (not recommended for production use)
• IIS 5 / Windows 2000
• IIS 4 / Windows NT