How can I check for stopped websites and starting those websites using powershell functions

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Im currently updating and replacing old outdated nightly scheduled batch files with new self sufficient PowerShell scripts. The one I am having trouble with is website starts. I am able to use the current test code to get the list of sites and display them but cannot figure out a way to correctly start them if they are stopped. ``` Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted start-transcript -path C:\TESTSTART.TXT #function to get list of websites that are currently stopped function Get-StoppedSites { Import-Module WebAdministration $website = Get-ChildItem IIS:\Sites | where {$_.State -eq 'Stopped'} write-host "$website is stopped" } #function to start the stopped website function StartSites { param( $websitename ) start-website $websitename write-host "$website was started" } $Script = Get-StoppedSites $Script | ForEach-Object{StartSites -websitename $website} stop-transcript ``` When I call this from powershell it acts like it completed with no errors but the website is not started that I had…

Accepted Answer

Try this:

```
Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

Import-Module WebAdministration

$sites = Get-Website | where {$_.State -eq 'Stopped'}

$sites | ForEach-Object {
    $sitename = $_.name
    IF ($sitename -ne $NULL)
    {  
        Write-Host "$sitename is stopped. Starting it..."
        Start-Website $sitename
    }
}
```

There are a couple issues with your code. Most importantly, `Get-StoppedSites` wasn't actually returning anything, just printing out names. Also, you can use the existing commandlet `Get-Website` for getting websites.

How can I check for stopped websites and starting those websites using powershell functions

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