[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #54161: WordPress destroy iis web.config when using "location" config.

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#54161: WordPress destroy iis web.config when using "location" config.
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 Reporter:  foxontherock   |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Rewrite Rules  |    Version:  5.8.1
 Severity:  critical       |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                 |
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 When wordpress doesn't find rewrite rulres, it tries to add them, and it
 works correctly.

 BUT

 If we use the "location" in web.config, that allow config to NOT inherit
 in sub applications, it crashes web.config.

 When web.config looks like this:


 {{{
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
   <location path="." inheritInChildApplications="false">
     <system.webServer>
       <rewrite>
         <rules>

 }}}
 ...

 wordpress thinks that the "system.webserver" is not present, so it append
 it at the end of the web.config.  And, we get a "500 error" because that
 new edited web.config is invalid.

 We fixed it temporary by disabling "write" access to web.config for our
 app pool, but you should fix it, and correctly find the "rewrite rule"
 even if it's under the <location> xml path.

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