X-UseUTF8Encoding Directive
X-UseUTF8Encoding is an extended engine setting directive that controls whether IIS should force UTF-8 or ASCII encoding when it maps the requested url to a physical file. Normally, you should have UTF-8 encoding on, but in rare cases you may need to turn this option off in order to prevent compatibility with Apache mod_rewrite for some improperly encoded URLs.
This directive overrides the default engine setting "Use UTF-8 encoded file mapping" in Engine Settings page.
This directive is supported only by IIS Mod-Rewrite Pro.
IMPORANT: This directive is IIS Mod-Rewrite specific. It is not compatible with Apache mod_rewrite and it should be removed from the rewrite configuration when migrating from IIS to Apache.
Configuration context
- per-server configurations
- per-virtual-host configurations
Syntax
X-UseUTF8Encoding (on|enable|yes|true) | (off|disable|no|false)
It requires only one argument. Specify either of on|enable|yes|true to force UTF-8 encoding for URL to physical file mapping, or specify either of off|disable|no|false to force ASCII encoding using the server's default codepage.
X-UseUTF8Encoding can be used only once within the same configuration scope.
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