Programmatically how to create site collection in SharePoint 2010 and using console application

In previous post we have seen how to create web application using server object model.

Now here the code snippet to create new site collection using Server Object Model.

Method 1:

in this method , first, once again creating new web application then creating root site collection in that web application. 

try
 {int port = Convert.ToInt32(txtPortNo.Text);
string UserName = txtUN.Text;
string DBName = txtDBName.Text;
string ServerName = txtServerName.Text;
string SiteCollectionTitle = txtSiteCollectionTitle.Text;               
string SiteCollectionDesc = txtSiteColDesc.Text;
string SiteColOwner = txtSiteColOwner.Text;
string SiteColOwnerEmail = txtEmailAddress.Text;
bool isAvail = CheckPortUsage(port);
if (isAvail)
{SPWebApplicationBuilder builder = new SPWebApplicationBuilder(SPFarm.Local);
SPWebApplication newApplication;
builder.Port = port;
builder.ApplicationPoolId = "SharePoint - " + port.ToString();
builder.IdentityType = IdentityType.SpecificUser;
SPFarmManagedAccountCollection manaccountcollection = new SPFarmManagedAccountCollection(SPFarm.Local);
SPManagedAccount maccount = manaccountcollection.FindOrCreateAccount(@UserName);
builder.ManagedAccount = maccount; //use the SPManagedAccount to receive the username and password automatically
 builder.RootDirectory = new System.IO.DirectoryInfo("C:\\Inetpub\\wwwroot\\wss\\VirtualDirectories\\" + port.ToString());
builder.CreateNewDatabase = true;
builder.DatabaseName = DBName;
builder.DatabaseServer = ServerName;
builder.UseNTLMExclusively = true;
newApplication = builder.Create(); // Create new web application
 newApplication.Name = "SharePoint-" + port;
newApplication.Provision();SPSite mySiteCollection = newApplication.Sites.Add("/", SiteCollectionTitle, SiteCollectionDesc, 1033, "STS#0", @UserName, SiteColOwner, SiteColOwnerEmail);
mySiteCollection.Close();MessageBox.Show("Web Application and site collection Created Successfully");
}else
 {MessageBox.Show("Port Not available");
}
}catch (Exception ex)
{
label1.Text = ex.Message;
}



public static bool CheckPortUsage(int port)

{

try

{

new TcpClient(new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, port)).Close();

return true;

}

catch

{

return false;

}

}


Method 2:

in this method  we are trying to create a site collection(if u want to create root site collection replace "sites/sitecol3" with "/") in already existing web application.

SPSite site = null;
try
 {
SPWebApplication webApplication = null;
webApplication = SPWebApplication.Lookup(new Uri("http://ukreddy:8998"));
site = webApplication.Sites.Add("sites/sitecol3", "anothersitecollection", "sitecolection", 1033, "STS#0", "UKREDDYSYKAM\\administrator","UKREDDYSYKAM\\administrator", "s.urkeddy@gmail.com");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}

Pls let me know your queries/suggestions ...
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Using Console application

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;
using Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;

namespace Wesgrow_D
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
try
{

string UserName = "bala";// Login ID
string SiteCollectionTitle = "Wesgrow Software";
string SiteCollectionDesc = "We Shall Grow";
string SiteColOwner = "KSR";
string SiteColOwnerEmail = "ksrbala@gmail.com";

SPWebApplicationBuilder builder = new SPWebApplicationBuilder(SPFarm.Local);
SPWebApplication newApplication = null;

int port = builder.Port;
bool isAvail = CheckPortUsage(port);
if (isAvail)
{
SPFarmManagedAccountCollection manaccountcollection = new SPFarmManagedAccountCollection(SPFarm.Local);
SPManagedAccount maccount = manaccountcollection.FindOrCreateAccount(@UserName);
builder.UseNTLMExclusively = true;
newApplication = builder.Create(); // Create new web application
newApplication.Provision();
// Create new Site Collection
SPSite mySiteCollection = newApplication.Sites.Add("/", SiteCollectionTitle, SiteCollectionDesc, 1033, "STS#0", @UserName, SiteColOwner, SiteColOwnerEmail);
mySiteCollection.Close();
Console.WriteLine("Web Application and site collection Created Successfully");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Port Not available");
}
Console.Read();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
Console.Read();
}
}

public static bool CheckPortUsage(int port)
{
try
{
new TcpClient(new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, port)).Close();
return true;
}
catch
{
return false;
}
}
}
}