PowerShell™ for SharePoint® 2013 How-To

Create a New Web Application

Scenario/Problem: You need to create a new web application.

Solution: Use the New-SPWebApplication cmdlet.

To add a new web application, use the New-SPWebApplication cmdlet, as follows:

New-SPWebApplication -applicationpool <name of new application pool> -name <name of new web app> -applicationpoolaccount <service account tobe used for the application pool> -port <desired port number>

Listing 5.5 shows an example command-line entry for creating the main SharePoint web application.

Listing 5.5. Creating a New Web Application

New-SPWebApplication -applicationpool NewWebApp -name NewWebApp-applicationpoolaccount SP\AppPoolAccount -port 80

This process might take a few minutes. After it completes, the display name ...