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Need to change base URL due to host being renamed
Problem reported by Robert Drake - 2/6/2025 at 1:08 PM
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Hi. I have a FileVista server that was renamed and moved to a different domain. However, the base URL when accessing FileVista still refers to the old name & domain. How can I change this? I tried setting the "Default Web Site"'s hostname via "Edit Bindings" in IIS but that didn't work.

Thank you in advance!

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Cem Alacayir Replied
2/6/2025 at 1:16 PM
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Do you mean when you generate public links in FileVista, they still refer to the old domain?
Go to administration panel and open "Application Settings". See the "Override base url" setting, if it's checked, uncheck it and FileVista will use the current domain that is in the address bar when generating public links.
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Robert Drake Replied
2/6/2025 at 2:35 PM
No. I tried that as well, unsuccessfully. If I visit the FileVista server via http://10.25.82.67, the page loads with the old hostname & domain name in place of the IP. We’ve corrected the reverse IP entry in DNS so I don’t know what else there is to check?
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Cem Alacayir Replied
2/6/2025 at 10:45 PM
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Well in that case, looks like there is redirection. In IIS Manager, when you click FileVista WebApp node, check if you see "URL Rewrite" icon on the right pane, if so click that to disable rewrite rules. These rules are saved in Web.config file, you can also delete, change them from there:

<system.webServer>
    <rewrite>
    
      <rule name="OldUrl" stopProcessing="true">
        <match url=".*" />
        <conditions>
          <add input="{OldUrlMap:{REQUEST_URI}}" pattern="(.+)" />
        </conditions>
        <action type="Redirect" url="{C:1}" appendQueryString="false" redirectType="Permanent" />
      </rule>
      
    </rewrite>
</system.webServer>
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Robert Drake Replied
2/7/2025 at 6:18 AM
Thank you! Checking all of the HTTP Redirects helped resolve the issue.
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