Site.Start Method [IIS 7 and higher]

Starts an existing Web site.

Syntax

oSite.Start
oSite.Start();

Parameters

This method takes no parameters.

Return Value

This method does not return a value.

Remarks

This method is new to the IIS 7 WMI provider and has no counterpart in IIS 6.0.

Example

The following example starts a Web site named IISWebSite.

' Connect to the WMI WebAdministration namespace.
Set oWebAdmin= GetObject("winmgmts:root\WebAdministration")

' Specify the Web site name.
Set oSite= oWebAdmin.Get("Site.Name='IISWebSite'")

' Start the Web site.
oSite.Start

To check the status of the Web site after you call the Start method, use the GetState method.

Requirements

Type

Description

Client

Requires IIS 7 on Windows Vista.

Server

Requires IIS 7 on Windows Server 2008.

Product

IIS 7

MOF file

WebAdministration.mof

See Also

Reference

Site Class [IIS 7 and higher]