Remove-WebApplication
Removes a web application from an IIS website.
Syntax
Default (Default)
Remove-WebApplication
[-Site <String>]
[-Name] <String>
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
The Remove-WebApplication cmdlet removes a web application from an Internet Information Services (IIS) website.
Examples
Example 1: Add a web application and remove it
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
IIS:\> Remove-WebApplication -Name "TestApp" -Site "Default Web Site"
This first command creates a web application named TestApp on the default website. The second command removes the application after 5 seconds.
Parameters
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | False |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
| Aliases: | cf |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Name
Specifies the name of the application to remove from the site.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | 0 |
| Mandatory: | True |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Site
Specifies the name of the site from which this cmdlet removes the application.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | False |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
| Aliases: | wi |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.