Create a new Web Site in IIS to point at an existing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 server web application

ARTICLE

How to create a new Web Site in IIS to point at an existing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 server web application

STEPS

1. Create a new web application in Sharepoint 3.0 Central Administration.
2. Create a new web site in IIS.
3. Extend a web application to this new web site.
   

Step 1 (Create a new web application in Sharepoint 3.0 Central Administration on the new (destination) server)

1. On the server access the SharePoint 3.0 Central 3.0 Central Administration (Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools > SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration).
2. Click "Application Management"
3. Click "Create or extend Web application".
4. Click "Create a new Web application".
5. Choose desired settings on this page (default is fine allowing the system to create a new IIS web site)
   - Select "Restart IIS Automatically"
   - Ensure the Database Server is correct (usually your Server name if a default instance was used when installing SQL Server)
   - Database Name (Ensure the database name is unique in your SQL Server and NOT the name of your origin Content database you just restored)
   - Select Windows SharePoint Services search server (usually your default SQL Server name as above)
6. Click "OK on this screen to create the new web application, be sure to note the URL of this new application!

Step 2 (Create a new web site in IIS)

1. Open IIS Manager (Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager).
2. Expand the local computer.
3. Right-click on Web Sites and choose New > Web Site...
4. Create new web site with required details.

Step 3 (Extend a web application to this new web site)

1. Return to SharePoint 3.0 Central 3.0 Central Administration.
2. Click "Application Management".
3. Click "Create or extend Web application".
4. Click "Extend an existing Web application".
5. In the Web Application select menu select your existing web application created in Step 1 (or previously if using an existing web application).
6. Select the radio button "Use an existing IIS web site" and select the desired IIS web site (either created in Step 2 or a previously available IIS web site).
7. The default settings from this IIS web site should be populated in the next fields, verify them and scroll down.
8. Zone: select the required zone this will be accessed in (Intranet for local access only, Internet if it will be a publicly accessible web site).