Remove-WebApplication

Remove-WebApplication

Removes a Web application from an IIS Web site.

Syntax

Parameter Set: Default
Remove-WebApplication [-Name] <String> [-Site <String> ] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

Removes a Web application from an IIS Web site.

Parameters

-Name<String>

The name of the application to remove from the site.

Aliases	none
Required?	true
Position?	1
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	true (ByPropertyName)
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-Site<String>

The name of the site from which the application is removed.

Aliases	none
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	true (ByPropertyName)
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	false
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	false
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see    about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

Examples

-------------- EXAMPLE 1: Adding a Web application and removing it --------------

This example demonstrates how to create a Web application named TestApp on the Default Web Site. The application is then removed after 5 seconds.

IIS:\>New-WebApplication -Name TestApp -Site "Default Web Site" -PhysicalPath "$env:systemdrive\inetpub\TestApp" "Sleep for 5 seconds before Web App is removed"; Sleep 5 Remove-WebApplication -Name TestApp -Site "Default Web Site"