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I have two web applications, webapp1 and webapp2 in SharePoint 2016. Each one contains a root site collection. I need to copy the site collection from webapp1 to webapp2 as a site collection.

I tried different methods like: Backup and restore, but that gave me some errors. Moving content database from one webapp to another, but then I mounted the database, it was showing 0 sites collections.

Anyone has got some good scripts which can do exactly what I am asking?

I followed the steps in this Technet page: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262792.aspx

Mount-SpContentDatabase

Dismount-SPContentDatabase WSS_Content_DB1

Mount-SPContentDatabase WSS_Content_DB1 -DatabaseServer spsql01 -WebApplication http://webapptest.aston.local

Using Copy-SPSite

Copy-SPSite http://spapp01:4696 -DestinationDatabase WSS_Content_DB1 -TargetUrl http://webapptest.aston.local
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  • how did you try to backup? what version of sharepoint are you using?
    – Danilo
    Dec 19, 2016 at 14:01
  • Could you please share the errors and steps you followed
    – Waqas Sarwar MVP ♦
    Dec 19, 2016 at 14:38
  • It is sharepoint 2016
    – Burre Ifort
    Dec 19, 2016 at 15:37

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Use Backup-SPSite/Restore-SPSite. This method will generate a new Site ID for the restored site so you can use it within the same farm (sites within farms must have unique IDs).

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  • Is it possible to user Restore-SPSite to restore the content dabase for a site collection which is not the root site collection? This content database has to be used by a site collection which is secondary.
    – Burre Ifort
    Dec 19, 2016 at 18:28
  • That question doesn't make sense. You can take a backup of a site collection and restore it to any location/content database associated with the web application you want.
    – user6024
    Dec 19, 2016 at 18:29
  • suppose I do a backup the content database directly from SQL Server and I restore the db in another farm. How can I attach this content database to this site collection, for example: dev2/sites/secondsite ?
    – Burre Ifort
    Dec 20, 2016 at 14:10
  • You don't. You attach a Content Database to a Web Application. Those Site Collections will then be associated with that Web Application.
    – user6024
    Dec 20, 2016 at 17:21

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