IIS Site Creation

iis-site-creator.ps1

param (
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)string]$directoryPath,
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)string]$iisAppName,
    [string]$iisAppPoolName = "Default",
    [string]$iisAppPoolDotNetVersion = "v4.5"
)

Import-Module WebAdministration

#navigate to the app pools root
cd IIS:\AppPools\

#check if the app pool exists
if (!(Test-Path $iisAppPoolName -pathType container))
{
    #create the app pool
    $appPool = New-Item $iisAppPoolName
    $appPool | Set-ItemProperty -Name "managedRuntimeVersion" -Value $iisAppPoolDotNetVersion
}

#navigate to the sites root
cd IIS:\Sites\

#check if the site exists
if (Test-Path $iisAppName -pathType container)
{
    return
}

#create the site
$iisApp = New-Item $iisAppName -bindings @{protocol="http";bindingInformation=":80:" + $iisAppName} -physicalPath $directoryPath
$iisApp | Set-ItemProperty -Name "applicationPool" -Value $iisAppPoolName