How to pass parameter in wordpress url?

PHP/IIS index page must be explicitly specified to use GET vars?

• PHP under IIS doesn't serve default content page (index.php) when only GET variables are passed? e.g., /directory/?myvar=foobar ...I have a custom 404 error configured, and IIS is set to confirm file exists. I just installed WordPress 2.0, and it works great, except for when it tries to pass GET variables straight to its base URL, which is just /directory/, not /directory/index.php. The error returned is, predictably, "The specified file could not be found." which is what IIS throws when you call a non-existant php page unless you have "confirm file exists" flagged, which I do. I have mod_rewrite installed, but do not speak regexp (I know, I should). Would it be possible to rewrite calls to this directory to append index.php? Could someone please provide the regular expression? Or another solution? (And yes, I know I'm doing a tricked-out tango with IIS and PHP, but CTO won't let me get a *nix box. )

• Answer:

  No, IIS does not do that. It's really annoying. The programmers didn't believe in a directory listing being something that can accept parameters so it just gives up instead of passing the parameters to your script. Try this: RewriteRule /(\?.*) /index.php$1 By the way, there's absolutely no way to POST to index.php unless you explicitly write out index.php, as far as I can tell. IIS just blows up if you try that since *obviously* directory listings can't be POSTed to... sigh. I second the recommendation to use Apache instead if you have a choice.