[wp-hackers] Supporting ISAPI_Redirect

[Sam Angove]

On 9/21/06, Computer Guru <computerguru at neosmart.net> wrote:
>
> The only drawback is that not everyone uses it. Everyone with apache
> uses mod_rewrite, but htis is a relatively rrare product, though it is
> the only free implementaton of mod_rewrite for windows.

WordPress should already "support" ISAPI_Rewrite if it's configured
correctly, the same way pretty permalinks are available via 404
handler even if mod_rewrite is disabled. Use of the `/index.php`
prefix isn't enforced, just suggested if mod_rewrite isn't detected.

I doubt very much that ISAPI_Rewrite auto-configuration will ever get
in the core, but it should be workable via plugin -- maybe by hooking
into the `update_option_rewrite_rules` action.