Multiple IIS site creation, via PowerShell

site_create.ps1

Write-Host "Remember to run in an x86 Powershell"
Import-Module WebAdministration

$start_dir = Get-Location

CD IIS:\

New-Item AppPools\test.pool

Set-ItemProperty IIS:\AppPools\test.pool -name "enable32BitAppOnWin64" -Value "true"
Set-ItemProperty IIS:\AppPools\test.pool -name "managedRuntimeVersion" -Value "v4.0"


$sitesToCreate = 2
$path = "C:\dev\project-x\App.Web"
$appPool = "test.pool"

while ($sitesToCreate -gt 0)
{ 
    $siteName = "s" + $sitesToCreate + ".site.local"
    $siteWithIISPrefix = "IIS:\Sites\" + $siteName
    Write-Host "Creating: " $siteName
    
    $site = New-Item $siteWithIISPrefix -bindings @{protocol="http";bindingInformation="*:80:" + $siteName } -physicalPath $path
    
    Set-ItemProperty IIS:\Sites\$siteName -name applicationPool -value $appPool
    $sitesToCreate--
}

Write-Host "done"
CD $start_dir