Connect an App Service app to SQL Database

In this scenario you will learn how to create a database in Azure SQL Database and an App Service app. Then you will link the database to the app using app settings.

If needed, install the Azure PowerShell using the instruction found in the Azure PowerShell guide, and then run Connect-AzAccount to create a connection with Azure.

Sample script

Note

We recommend that you use the Azure Az PowerShell module to interact with Azure. See Install Azure PowerShell to get started. To learn how to migrate to the Az PowerShell module, see Migrate Azure PowerShell from AzureRM to Az.

# Generates a Random Value
$Random=(New-Guid).ToString().Substring(0,8)

# Variables
$ResourceGroup="MyResourceGroup$Random"
$AppName="webappwithSQL$Random"
$Location="West US"
$ServerName="webappwithsql$Random"
$StartIP="0.0.0.0"
$EndIP="0.0.0.0"
$Username="ServerAdmin"
$Password="<provide-a-password>"
$SqlServerPassword=New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $Username,(ConvertTo-SecureString -String $Password -AsPlainText -Force)

# Create a Resource Group
New-AzResourceGroup -Name $ResourceGroup -Location $Location

# Create an App Service Plan
New-AzAppservicePlan -Name WebAppwithSQLPlan -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroup -Location $Location -Tier Basic

# Create a Web App in the App Service Plan
New-AzWebApp -Name $AppName -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroup -Location $Location -AppServicePlan WebAppwithSQLPlan

# Create a SQL Database Server
New-AzSQLServer -ServerName $ServerName -Location $Location -SqlAdministratorCredentials $SqlServerPassword -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroup

# Create Firewall Rule for SQL Database Server
New-AzSqlServerFirewallRule -FirewallRuleName "AllowYourIp" -StartIpAddress $StartIP -EndIPAddress $EndIP -ServerName $ServerName -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroup

# Create SQL Database in SQL Database Server
New-AzSQLDatabase -ServerName $ServerName -DatabaseName MySampleDatabase -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroup

# Assign Connection String to Connection String 
Set-AzWebApp -ConnectionStrings @{ MyConnectionString = @{ Type="SQLAzure"; Value ="Server=tcp:$ServerName.database.windows.net;Database=MySampleDatabase;User ID=$Username@$ServerName;Password=$password;Trusted_Connection=False;Encrypt=True;" } } -Name $AppName -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroup

Clean up deployment

After the script sample has been run, the following command can be used to remove the resource group, App Service app, and all related resources.

Remove-AzResourceGroup -Name myResourceGroup -Force

Script explanation

This script uses the following commands. Each command in the table links to command specific documentation.

Command	Notes
New-AzResourceGroup	Creates a resource group in which all resources are stored.
New-AzAppServicePlan	Creates an App Service plan.
New-AzWebApp	Creates an App Service app.
New-AzSQLServer	Creates a server.
New-AzSqlServerFirewallRule	Creates a server-level firewall rule.
New-AzSQLDatabase	Creates a database or an elastic database.
Set-AzWebApp	Modifies an App Service app's configuration.

Next steps

For more information on the Azure PowerShell module, see Azure PowerShell documentation.

Additional Azure PowerShell samples for Azure App Service can be found in the Azure PowerShell samples.