Powershell, start or stop iis site using msdeploy

Question

I was trying to migrate my batch script to powershell.

I have tried writing the script and run it from powershell ise.

$sites = @("abc","xyz","pqr")
foreach ($site in $sites)
{
    msdeploy -verb:sync -verbose -source:runcommand -dest:runcommand="$env:windir\system32\inetsrv\appcmd stop site /site.name":$site
}

When I run the command(msdeploy) it runs perfect from command prompt.

I get the following error (attached):

Error capture

I would appreciate if someone can help me on this. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

You need to use Invoke-Expression which will allow you to execute a string as a command. Store your command as a string and pass it to Invoke-Expression as a parameter.

$sites = @("abc","xyz","pqr")
$commandPrefix = 'msdeploy -verb:sync -verbose -source:runcommand -dest:runcommand="$env:windir\system32\inetsrv\appcmd stop site /site.name"'
foreach ($site in $sites)
{
    $command = $commandPrefix ":" $site
    Invoke-Expression $command
} 

Answer 2

After so much of struggle I figured it out, and resolved the issue.

foreach($site in $sites){
msdeploy -verb:sync -verbose -source:runcommand -dest:runcommand=`"$env:windir\system32\inetsrv\appcmd stop site /site.name`":"$site",computername="$serverName",username="$user",password="$passCode"
}

It was just a escape character that helped me to run the script("`").

I hope it helps someone without pulling their hair.

Answer 3

You can also try using the recycleApp provider:

msdeploy -verb:sync -source:recycleApp -dest:recycleApp="MySite",recycleMode="StopAppPool"
//deploy and sync content
msdeploy -verb:sync -source:recycleApp -dest:recycleApp="MySite",recycleMode="StartAppPool"