how to get IIS web site directory

[George]

Hello everyone,

In my local computer, if I know the sub-web site name is "MyTestSite" under
the Web Sites category of IIS manager, how could I retrieve the absolute
physical file path for the sub-web site?

thanks in advance,
George

[RichS [MVP]]

For IIS 7

using the IIS provider
(Get-Item iis:\sites\testsite).physicalpath

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[George]

Thanks Richard,

I have tried but failed, here is the error message, any ideas?

--------------------
Get-Item : Cannot find drive. A drive with name 'iis' does not exist.
At line:1 char:10
+ (get-item <<<< iis:\sites\testsite).physicalpath
--------------------

regards,
George

[Shay Levy [MVP]]

Hello George,

This will get the phisical path for the 'default web site' website:

$server = "localhost"
$siteName = "default web site"

PS > $iis = [ADSI]"IIS://$server/W3SVC"
PS > $site = $iis.psbase.children | where {$_.schemaClassName -eq "IIsWebServer"
-AND $_.ServerComment -eq 'default web site'}
PS > $path = $site.psbase.children | where {$_.name -eq 'root'}
PS > $path.path

c:\inetpub\wwwroot

If you know the website ordinal number then it can be as simple as:

PS > $site = [ADSI]"IIS://$server/W3SVC/1/ROOT"
PS > $site.path
c:\inetpub\wwwroot

---
Shay Levy
Windows PowerShell MVP
http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/ScriptFanatic

G> Hello everyone,
G>
G> In my local computer, if I know the sub-web site name is "MyTestSite"
G> under the Web Sites category of IIS manager, how could I retrieve the
G> absolute physical file path for the sub-web site?
G>
G> thanks in advance,
G> George

[George]

Thanks Shay,

1.

I have tried that your 2nd solution works but the 1st one does not work
(there is no output from command $path.path), any ideas to do further
analysis?

2.

I want to learn more about like what does W3SVC or W3SVC/1/ROOT mean in IIS?
Any reference to follow up learning?

regards,
George

[Shay Levy [MVP]]

1. Can you try this again, don't forget to change the $server and $siteName
variables to match your criteria :

$server = "localhost"
$siteName = "default web site"

$iis = [ADSI]"IIS://$server/W3SVC"

$site = $iis.psbase.children | where { $_.schemaClassName -eq "IIsWebServer"

-AND $_.ServerComment -eq $siteName }

$path = $site.psbase.children | where {$_.name -eq 'root'}

$path.path

2. To get access to the contents of your iis server you point it to the W3SVC
container.

PS > $iis = [ADSI]"IIS://$server/W3SVC"

When you list the children (I'm selecting path only for bravity), you 'll
see something similar to:

PS > $iis.psbase.children | ft path

Path
----
IIS://localhost/W3SVC/Info
IIS://localhost/W3SVC/Filters
IIS://localhost/W3SVC/1
IIS://localhost/W3SVC/2
IIS://localhost/W3SVC/3

The last three rows (e.g W3SVC/1..3) denotes websites (the number is the
site index). You may see more (or less) if you're IIs has more then three
websites.
Typically, the first one (W3SVC/1) is associated with the "Default Web Site".
Exploring this as a starting point to [ADSI] shows:

PS > $iis = [ADSI]"IIS://$server/W3SVC/1"
PS > $iis.psbase.children | ft path

path
----
{c:\inetpub\wwwroot}
IIS://localhost/W3SVC/1/IIsCertMapper

The first row is the path to the site root folder (i.e ROOT container) and
is equivalent to :

PS > $iis = [ADSI]"IIS://$server/W3SVC/1/ROOT"
PS > $iis.path
C:\Inetpub\wwwroot

I have this book and I find it very usefull:

Windows NT/2000 ADSI Scripting for System Administration
http://my.safaribooksonline.com/1578702194

Also check the Script Repository: Internet Information Server 6.0
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scripts/iis/iis6/default.mspx?mfr=true

---
Shay Levy
Windows PowerShell MVP
http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/ScriptFanatic

G> Thanks Shay,
G>
G> 1.
G>
G> I have tried that your 2nd solution works but the 1st one does not
G> work (there is no output from command $path.path), any ideas to do
G> further analysis?
G>
G> 2.
G>
G> I want to learn more about like what does W3SVC or W3SVC/1/ROOT mean
G> in IIS? Any reference to follow up learning?
G>
G> regards,
G> George

[George]

Thanks for your comprehensive reply, Shay. I followed your comments and did
more experiments, and very strange results -- approach 1 works and approach 2
does not work. I share my detailed analysis here, do you have any ideas to
analyze further? :-)

I changed your scripts by 2 points,

- I changed the machine name from localhost to TestMachine, which is the
machine name I run the script;
- I changed from "default web site" to "Default Web Site" (see the 3 capital
letters).

Approach 1 (works)

PS D:\> $site=[ADSI]"IIS://TestMachine/W3SVC/1/ROOT"
PS D:\> $site.path

output is c:\inetpub\wwwroot

Approach 2 (not working)

$server = "TestMachine"
$siteName = "Default Web Site"

$iis = [ADSI]"IIS://$server/W3SVC"
$site = $iis.psbase.children | where { $_.schemaClassName -eq "IIsWebServer"
-AND $_.ServerComment -eq $siteName }
$path = $site.psbase.children | where {$_.name -eq 'root'}
$path.path

(output is null)

regards,
George

[Shay Levy [MVP]]

Hello George,

Strings comparisons are case insenesitive so when you use the -eq operator,
"Default Web Site" is the same as "default web site".
For case-senesitive comparisons use -ceq. You can find more information in
this help file:

PS > help about_comparison_operators

Approach 2 works for me because I'm working with PowerShell CTP2. Here's
a workaround for v1:

$server = "localhost"
$siteName = "default web site"

$iis = [ADSI]"IIS://$server/W3SVC"

$site = $iis.psbase.children | where { $_.keyType -eq "IIsWebServer" -AND
$_.ServerComment -eq $siteName }
$path = [adsi]($site.psbase.path+"/ROOT")
$path.path

---
Shay Levy
Windows PowerShell MVP
http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/ScriptFanatic

G> Thanks for your comprehensive reply, Shay. I followed your comments
G> and did more experiments, and very strange results -- approach 1
G> works and approach 2 does not work. I share my detailed analysis
G> here, do you have any ideas to analyze further? :-)
G>
G> I changed your scripts by 2 points,
G>
G> - I changed the machine name from localhost to TestMachine, which is
G> the
G> machine name I run the script;
G> - I changed from "default web site" to "Default Web Site" (see the 3
G> capital
G> letters).
G> Approach 1 (works)
G>
G> PS D:\> $site=[ADSI]"IIS://TestMachine/W3SVC/1/ROOT" PS D:\>
G> $site.path
G>
G> output is c:\inetpub\wwwroot
G>
G> Approach 2 (not working)
G>
G> $server = "TestMachine"
G> $siteName = "Default Web Site"
G> $iis = [ADSI]"IIS://$server/W3SVC"
G> $site = $iis.psbase.children | where { $_.schemaClassName -eq
G> "IIsWebServer"
G> -AND $_.ServerComment -eq $siteName }
G> $path = $site.psbase.children | where {$_.name -eq 'root'}
G> $path.path
G> (output is null)

[George]

I have tried your solution works, cool! Two more comments,

1. Suppose I have a virtual directory called "Monitor" under the "default
web site", then how to get the related physical directory for the virtual
directory "Monitor"?

2.

I found when change code from

$site = $iis.psbase.children | where { $_.schemaClassName -eq "IIsWebServer"
-AND $_.ServerComment -eq $siteName }

$path = $site.psbase.children | where {$_.name -eq 'root'}

to

$site = $iis.psbase.children | where { $_.keyType -eq "IIsWebServer" -AND
$_.ServerComment -eq $siteName }
$path = [adsi]($site.psbase.path+"/ROOT")

, it works under v1.0. Why the fix works (I have never used v2.0 before and
I am not familiar with it)?

regards,
George

[Shay Levy [MVP]]

Hi George,

Get the related physical directory for any virtual directory:

$server = "localhost"
$vDirName = "Monitor"

$siteName = "default web site"

$iis = [ADSI]"IIS://$server/W3SVC"

$site = $iis.psbase.children | where { $_.keyType -eq "IIsWebServer" -AND
$_.ServerComment -eq $siteName }

$dws = [ADSI]($site.psbase.path+"/ROOT")

$vDir= $dws.psbase.children | where {$_.keyType -eq "IISWebVirtualDir" -AND
$_.AppFriendlyName -eq $vDirName}
$vDir.path

The ADSI type accelerator is behaving differently in v1 vs. v2, I'll do my
best to find out why.

---
Shay Levy
Windows PowerShell MVP
http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/ScriptFanatic

G> I have tried your solution works, cool! Two more comments,
G>
G> 1. Suppose I have a virtual directory called "Monitor" under the
G> "default web site", then how to get the related physical directory
G> for the virtual directory "Monitor"?
G>
G> 2.
G>
G> I found when change code from
G>

G> $site = $iis.psbase.children | where { $_.schemaClassName -eq
G> "IIsWebServer"
G> -AND $_.ServerComment -eq $siteName }

G> $path = $site.psbase.children | where {$_.name -eq 'root'}
G> to
G>
G> $site = $iis.psbase.children | where { $_.keyType -eq "IIsWebServer"
G> -AND
G> $_.ServerComment -eq $siteName }
G> $path = [adsi]($site.psbase.path+"/ROOT")
G> , it works under v1.0. Why the fix works (I have never used v2.0
G> before and I am not familiar with it)?

[George]

Thanks Shay,

I have tested that your script works. Cool! And I have made more learning by
implementing in some altervative ways. Here is my code to achieve the same
purpose, but the output is nothing. Do you have any ideas?

$website="TestMachine"

$siteName = (Get-Wmiobject -namespace "root/MicrosoftIISv2" -q "SELECT

* FROM IIsWebServerSetting WHERE ServerComment = '$website'").Name

$de = new-object -typename system.directoryservices.directoryentry

-argumentlist "IIS://TestMachine/Monitor/root"

[system.directoryservices.directoryentries]$der=$de.psbase.children

trap { continue }
$v=$der.find($virdir, $de.psbase.schemaclassname.tostring())

if ($v -ne $null)
{
$v.psbase.Properties.Path
}

regards,
George

[Shay Levy [MVP]]

Hello George,

If the output for this is nothing then you are probably supplying a wrong
value, it works on my side, try with "Deafult Web Site" and see if it works:

$website="Deafult Web Site"

$siteName = (Get-Wmiobject -namespace "root/MicrosoftIISv2" -q "SELECT *
FROM IIsWebServerSetting WHERE ServerComment = '$website'").Name

[ADSI] is a type shortcut (accelerator). So instaed of typing:

$de = new-object -typename system.directoryservices.directoryentry -argumentlist
"IIS://TestMachine/Monitor/root"

You can simply do:
[ADSI]"IIS://TestMachine/Monitor/root"

You can see that the objects are from the same type when when you pipe the
result to Get-Member:

PS 11> [ADSI]"IIS://localhost" | gm

TypeName: System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry

...

It is good to know that you are trying to implement your alternatives, keep
doing it. This is a part of the learning curve and I'm sure you'll
find interesting stuff as you proceed, explore and you shall find ;-)

---
Shay Levy
Windows PowerShell MVP
http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/ScriptFanatic

G> Thanks Shay,
G>
G> I have tested that your script works. Cool! And I have made more
G> learning by implementing in some altervative ways. Here is my code to
G> achieve the same purpose, but the output is nothing. Do you have any
G> ideas?
G>
G> $website="TestMachine"
G>
G> $siteName = (Get-Wmiobject -namespace "root/MicrosoftIISv2" -q
G> "SELECT
G>
G> * FROM IIsWebServerSetting WHERE ServerComment = '$website'").Name
G>
G> $de = new-object -typename system.directoryservices.directoryentry
G>
G> -argumentlist "IIS://TestMachine/Monitor/root"
G>
G> [system.directoryservices.directoryentries]$der=$de.psbase.children
G>
G> trap { continue } $v=$der.find($virdir,
G> $de.psbase.schemaclassname.tostring())
G>
G> if ($v -ne $null)
G> {
G> $v.psbase.Properties.Path

[George]

Thanks for your comprehensive reply, Shay!

I have tried below but seems ADSI is not working for my system? Do I need to
load some reference DLLs in order to use ADSI?

PS D:\> [ADSI]"iis://localhost"
out-lineoutput : Exception retrieving member
"ClassId2e4f51ef21dd47e99d3c952918aff9cd": "Unknown error (0x80005000)"

regards,
George