How to use AppCMD to test and see if a website exists in IIS7 using the Site's Name?

Question

I would like to add new bindings to a site using appcmd but I need to see if it exists first. How can I do so using AppCMD?

Much appreciated!

Answer 1

You can create a batch file with the following code :

@ECHO OFF

SET appcmd=CALL %WINDIR%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd

%appcmd% list site /name:"Default Web Site"
IF "%ERRORLEVEL%" EQU "0" (
    ECHO EXISTS
    REM Add your bindings here
) ELSE (
    ECHO NOT EXISTS
)

Answer 2

Here's the PowerShell way:

$exists = (&$appcmd list apppool /name:'MyApplicationPool') -ne $null

if ($exists -eq $false)
{
    Write-Host 'App Pool does not exist'
}
else
{
    Write-Host 'App Pool exists'
}

Answer 3

You can specify the site.name and do that in one line with the command line : "%systemroot%\system32\inetsrv\AppCmd.exe" list apps /path:"/PORTALSiteName" /site.name:"Default Web Site" && ECHO EXISTS