title: Apache mod_alias type functionality in IIS (10)
body: <p>Wondering if it's possible to implement in IIS10 actions similar to those provided by mod_alias for Apache, specifically &quot;Alias&quot; to map a filename from an HTTP request to a common local path outwith that site's DocumentRoot or Physical Path rather than rewriting to an alternative location within the site or redirecting to another URL.</p>
  <p>In Apache I have an &quot;Alias&quot; declaration configured at the global level:</p>
  <p><code>Alias /contact.php &quot;/var/www/contact.php&quot;</code></p>
  <p>This declaration is inherited by each VirtualHost (site definition) so that a call to &quot;/contact.php&quot; at any site (e.g.: <a href="https://example.com/contact.php" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://example.com/contact.php</a> etc) will cause the single common file &quot;/var/www/contact.php&quot; to be processed.</p>
  <p>The configuration as described above simplifies site management since it is not necessary to deploy and maintain a duplicate file across multiple Web site content directories.</p>
  <p>Is there a way to mimic this in IIS10?</p>
  <p>I have looked at URL rewrites, application and virtual directory definitions among others and have been unable to find a configuration which exactly meets the requirement.</p>
  <p>TIA</p>