how to copy a sitecollection with powershell

Question

Does any one know how to copy a site collection using PowerShell. I used this :

Copy-SPSite http://contoso/sites/OldTeam -DestinationDatabase WSS_Content -TargetUrl http://contoso/sites/NewTeam

but it show an error: copy-SPSite is it not a command.

Answer 1

You can also use sharepoint backup restore feature to clone sharepoint site.

Backup-SPSite -Identity "http://myspsite" -Path "C:\backups\myspsite.bak" -Force -Confirm:$False

Restore-SPSite "http://myspsite:81" -Path C:\backups\myspsite-81.bak -Force -Confirm:$False

For more details:

http://www.topsharepoint.com/clone-a-sharepoint-2010-site-using-powershell

http://www.bradleyschacht.com/backup-and-restore-sharepoint-2010-site-collection-with-powershell/

Answer 2

You should use SharePoint Management Shell for this, it includes the SharePoint-Commands.