removing index.php (docs are kinda sucky for this)

[eluser]Vanilla Junior[/eluser]
Here are the steps to remove the index.php on a Windows 2003 Server.

1. Install ISAPI_Rewrite 3 (http://www.helicontech.com/isapi_rewrite/). Freeware version available.
2. Restart IIS.
3. Open the Application Server \ IIS Manager.
4. Expand your IIS server so that the following subfolders are present.

Code:

+ Application Pools
+ Web Sites
+ Web Services Extensions

5. Right-Click on the Web Sites subfolder and select Properties.
6. Click on the ISAPI_Rewrite tab and click Edit.
7. Paste the following code in the dialog box (Helicon Config Editor).

Code:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond $1 !^(index\.php|images|robots\.txt)
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php/$1 [L]

8. Click Apply.
9. Click OK to close the Web Sites Properties dialog box.
10. Enjoy.