Create web application and site collection using powershell

Hi Folks,

Just came across a requirement of creating web application and site collections using power shell, posting it here.

Open an empty notepad file and copy paste below code segment :

Add-PsSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell

#My Parameters

$WebAppName = "MyWebApplication"
$WebAppHostHeader = "http://MyWebHost"
$WebAppPort = 7575
$WebAppAppPool = "AppPool_7575"

# This User has to be a Sharepoint Manager Account
$WebAppAppPoolAccount = "MyDomain\hirwani"

$WebAppDatabaseName = "WSS_Content_7575"
$WebAppDatabaseServer = "MySQLServer\SharePoint"
$template = Get-SPWebTemplate "STS#0"


# Create a new Sharepoint WebApplication

New-SPWebApplication -Name $WebAppName -Port $WebAppPort -HostHeader $WebAppHostHeader -URL ("http://" + $WebAppHostHeader) -ApplicationPool $WebAppAppPool -ApplicationPoolAccount ($WebAppAppPoolAccount) -DatabaseName $WebAppDatabaseName -DatabaseServer $WebAppDatabaseServer

# Create a new Sharepoint Site Collection

New-SPSite -Name "Root" -Url "http://in-mum-tfsport1:7575/" -Template $template -OwnerAlias "MyDomain\hirwani"

Save this notepad with .ps1 extension. Now execute it, you should get a new web application and site collection created.

Note : Change above parameters as per your requirement. Post here if you have any questions/suggestions.