File or folder exist, but throws 404 in IIS web server

Question

I built a web application with F3 framework. On my local (XAMPP), everything went well. But, after I uploaded it to the server (IIS Web Server), the message 404 - "file or folder doen't exist" appeared. I am confused, what causes this problem can occur.

Note :

• I create new site in IIS with the root folder pointing to "D:/www/my-project".
• Default root folder is "C:/inetpub/wwwroot".
• There are a domain that points to the ip server.
• When I access the domain, the first page appears. But after switching page / route, the next page throws 404.

Answer 1

Create web.config file at the root and put the code as below (this config might differ based on your app structure)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
  <system.webServer>
    <rewrite>
      <rules>
        <rule name="Application" stopProcessing="true">
          <match url=".*" ignoreCase="false" />
          <conditions logicalGrouping="MatchAll">
            <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsFile" ignoreCase="false" negate="true" />
            <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsDirectory" ignoreCase="false" negate="true" />
          </conditions>
          <action type="Rewrite" url="index.php" appendQueryString="true" />
        </rule>
      </rules>
    </rewrite>
  </system.webServer>
</configuration>