---
title: "Ensure Application"
---
Ensures the existence of an application within an IIS site.
IIS::Ensure-Application(
	Site: <text>,
	Path: <text>,
	[AppPool: <text>],
	[PhysicalPath: <text>],
	[LogonMethod: <integer>],
	[Credentials: <text>],
	[UserName: <text>],
	[Password: <text>],
	[Exists: <true/false>]
);
| Name | Format | Script Usage | Usage Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| ☆ Site name | text | Site | The name of this site where the application would exist This argument is required. | 
| ☆ Application path | text | Path | The relative URL of the path, such as /hdars This argument is required. | 
| Application pool | text | AppPool | The name of the application pool assigned to the application. | 
| Physical path | text | PhysicalPath | Physical path to the content for the application, such as c:\hdars. | 
| Logon method | integer | LogonMethod | Specifies the type of the logon operation to perform when calling LogonUser to acquire the user token impersonated to access the physical path for the application. | 
| Credentials | text | Credentials | The credential name to be impersonated when accessing the physical path for the application. If a credential name is specified, the username and password fields will be ignored. | 
| User name | text | UserName | |
| Password | text | Password | |
| Exists | true/false | Exists | 
# ensures that the hdars application is present on the web server
IIS::Ensure-Application(
    Site: Hdars,
    Path: /hdars,
    PhysicalPath: C:\hdars
);