Remove-SPWebApplication
Applies to: SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Foundation 2010
Topic Last Modified: 2010-07-16
Deletes the specified Web application.
Remove-SPWebApplication [-Identity] <SPWebApplicationPipeBind> [-AssignmentCollection <SPAssignmentCollection>] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-DeleteIISSite <SwitchParameter>] [-RemoveContentDatabases <SwitchParameter>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]
Remove-SPWebApplication [-Identity] <SPWebApplicationPipeBind> -Zone <Default | Intranet | Internet | Custom | Extranet> [-AssignmentCollection <SPAssignmentCollection>] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-DeleteIISSite <SwitchParameter>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]
This cmdlet contains more than one parameter set. You may only use parameters from one parameter set, and you may not combine parameters from different parameter sets. For more information about how to use parameter sets, see Cmdlet Parameter Sets.
The Remove-SPWebApplication cmdlet deletes the Web application specified by the Identity and Zone parameters. If no zone is provided, the entire Web application and all zones are removed.
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | Required | Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPWebApplicationPipeBind | Specifies the URL or name of the Web application to delete. The type must be a valid URL, in the form http://server_name, or a valid name, in the form WebApplication-1212. | ||
| Zone | Required | System.String | Specifies one of the five zones to be removed. If this parameter is not provided, all Web application zones are removed. The type must be any one of the following values: Default, Intranet, Internet, Extranet, or Custom. | ||
| AssignmentCollection | Optional | Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPAssignmentCollection | Manages objects for the purpose of proper disposal. Use of objects, such as SPWeb or SPSite, can use large amounts of memory and use of these objects in Windows PowerShell scripts requires proper memory management. Using the SPAssignment object, you can assign objects to a variable and dispose of the objects after they are needed to free up memory. When SPWeb, SPSite, or SPSiteAdministration objects are used, the objects are automatically disposed of if an assignment collection or the Global parameter is not used.
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| Confirm | Optional | System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter | Prompts you for confirmation before executing the command. For more information, type the following command: get-help about_commonparameters | ||
| DeleteIISSite | Optional | System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter | Deletes the associated IIS Web sites. If this parameter is not provided, the IIS site is not removed. | ||
| RemoveContentDatabases | Optional | System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter | Permanently deletes all associated content databases. If this parameter is not provided, no content databases are removed. | ||
| WhatIf | Optional | System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter | Displays a message that describes the effect of the command instead of executing the command. For more information, type the following command: get-help about_commonparameters |
Note ------------------EXAMPLE 1-----------------------
Get-SPWebApplication http://sitename | Remove-SPWebApplication -Zone "Internet" -Confirm
This example prompts and then removes the Internet zone Web application extension on the Web application at http://sitename. This command does not remove the content databases or the IIS Web site.
------------------EXAMPLE 2-----------------------
Remove-SPWebApplication http://sitename -Confirm -DeleteIISSite -RemoveContentDatabases
This example permanently removes the Web application, all content databases, and the IIS Web site at http://sitename
