site collection by using Windows PowerShell
Create a site collection by using Windows PowerShell You typically use Windows PowerShell to create a site collection when you want to automate the task, which is common in enterprises. To create a site collection by using Windows PowerShell Verify that you meet the following minimum requirements: See Add-SPShellAdmin . On the Start menu, click All Programs . Click Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products . Click SharePoint 2010 Management Shell . From the Windows PowerShell command prompt (that is, PS C:\>), type the following command and press ENTER: 6. Get-SPWebTemplate 7. $template = Get-SPWebTemplate "STS#0" New-SPSite -Url " <URL for the new site collection> " -OwnerAlias " <domain\user> " -Template $template This example retrieves a list of all available site templates and then creates a site collection by using the Team Site template. For more information, see New-SPSite and Get-S...