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How to create a new site collection in existing web application but with new content database using powershell.

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  • do you want to create new content database then new site collection or DB already created? Commented Jan 13, 2016 at 18:08
  • i want to create new content database , with new site collection , and after my purpose is dismount and mount existing sharepoint 2010 content database and upgrade sp 2010 content db to sp 2013 Commented Jan 13, 2016 at 19:00

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You can use:

New-SPSite -Url $url –ContentDatabase $ContentDatabase -Name $WebsiteName –Description $WebsiteDesc  -Template $Template -OwnerAlias $PrimaryLogin –OwnerEmail $PrimaryEmail

see: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/sharepoint/en-US/89c90032-5be1-4fe6-8546-0114eaf018ca/site-collection-in-a-particular-content-database

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  • i want to create publishing site ,in sp 2013 what is the template id for publishing site? Commented Jan 13, 2016 at 19:04
  • when i use above powershell its showing error New-SPSite : The content database could not be found. At line:1 char:1 + New-SPSite -Url "xxxxx/bi" -ContentDatabase "Wss_content_ ... Commented Jan 13, 2016 at 19:37
  • See the comment below by Waqas Commented Jan 13, 2016 at 20:52
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You have to create the Content Database 1st then you will be able to create new site collection.

New-SPContentDatabase -Name "database name" -DatabaseServer "database server name"  -WebApplication "web app url"

$dbname = Get-SPContentDatabase "databasename"

New-SPSite -URL $site -OwnerAlias $owner1 -SecondaryOwnerAlias $owner2 -ContentDatabase $dbname -Template "BLANKINTERNET#0"

For site template codes, please check this blog. http://www.funwithsharepoint.com/sharepoint-2013-site-templates-codes-for-powershell/

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  • Hi thanks, after that i want to mount sp 2010 content database to this new site collection and want to do migration to sharepoint 2013 Commented Jan 14, 2016 at 7:47

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