PowerShell Web Administration Module

Discussion

After a long time, we started discussing PowerShell and IIS. Yes, this is interesting for IIS admins and anyone who hosts sites in IIS.

How to start?

What version of PowerShell are you using? This is released in both 32-bit and 64-bit modules. Choose the appropriate one. 64-bit module will not work in 32-bit PowerShell.

How to Confirm PowerShell bit?

[intptr]::Size

If this returns 8 it's 64 bit and 4 denotes 32-bit version.

How to Load Module?

Import-Module WebAdministration -Verbose

Any error occurring please fix before proceeding. Note: Ensure Execution Policy is set to remote signed.

Few Web Admin Commands

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Gets Web Site hosted in the machine

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Get-Website

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Gets Status of the machine

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Get-Website | Select -Property Name , State

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Gets Physical Physical Path of the Site

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Get-Website | Select -Property Name , Physicalpath

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Start Web Site

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Start-Website -Name testdemo -Verbose

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Stop Web Site

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Stop-Website -Name TestDemo -Verbose

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Remove Web Site

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Remove-Website -Name 'TestDemo' -Verbose

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Get-Website | Select -ExpandProperty bindings

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Back-up WebSite Configuration

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Backup-WebConfiguration -Name 'Default Web Site'

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Restore Web Site Configuration

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Restore-WebConfiguration -Name 'Default Web Site'

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Explore More Commands

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Get-Command -Module WebAdministration

Enjoy PowerShell :)