Create a new web application

From time to time you need to create a new web applikation in SharePoint.
I do this every time I start a new project in order to keep my projects thoroughly seperated.

Go to Central Administration
Under Application Management choose "Manage web applications"


Central Administration


Choose "new" in the ribbon. The box below will popup.
Change IIS website name (thereby you can tell your webapplications apart).

Create New Web Application (1/2)



Scroll down and change also

• the "Application pool name"
• choose a predefined security account
• the database name

Click "OK" and waiiiiiiiiiiiit.. It takes a while for the new web application to be generated.

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Once it finishes you need to create a site collection and a root web for you web application.

Click the "Create Site Collection" link in the box that appears.

Web Application Created


Give your root web a title and a description.
And chose a template for it to be based on.

Create Site Collection and Root Web (1/2)




Scroll down and choose a primary site colection administrator user (i have chosen my own user).
Click "OK".
And wait... wait a little more.... and......

Create Site Collection and Root Web (2/2)

...... now the root web is created -  and you have created your web application with its root site collection and root web. :-)