Programmatically create Managed Paths in SharePoint 2010

Introduction:

Managed Paths - We can specify which paths in the URL namespace of a Web application are used for site collections. We can also specify that one or more site collections exists at a specified path.
 
Types of Managed Paths:

• Explicit inclusion.
• Wildcard inclusion.

Explicit inclusion:

An explicitly named path is used for a single site collection.

Example: http://server/sites/team.

Wildcard inclusion:

A wildcard path of "sites" indicates that child URLs of the path are site collections. An wildcard named path is used for a multiple site collections.

Example: http://server/sites/

In this article we will be seeing the following

• Programmatically create managed paths
• Programmatically get all the managed paths for a web application

Programmatically create managed paths:

• Open Visual Studio 2010.
• Go to File => New => Project.
• Select the console application template.
• Add the following references.
• Microsoft.SharePoint
• Add the following namespaces.
• using Microsoft.SharePoint;
• using Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration;
• Replace Program.cs with the following code.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;
using Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration; 
namespace ManagedPath
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string path = "Bangalore";
            SPWebApplication webApp = SPWebApplication.Lookup(new Uri("http://serverName:1111/"));
            SPPrefixCollection prefixColl = webApp.Prefixes;
            if (prefixColl.Contains(path) == false)
            {
                SPPrefix newPrefix = webApp.Prefixes.Add(path, SPPrefixType.ExplicitInclusion);
                Console.WriteLine(path+" is successfully added to the web application");
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine(path + " already existe in the web application");
            }
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }
}

• Build the solution.
• Hit F5.

Output:

• Go to Central Administration => Application Management => Manage Web Applications.
• Select the web application, click on Managed Paths available in the ribbon interface.
  
  
  
• "Bangalore" managed path is created successfully.
  

Programmatically get all the managed paths for a web application:
Code:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;
using Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration; 
namespace ManagedPath
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            SPWebApplication webApp = SPWebApplication.Lookup(new Uri("http://serverName:1111/"));
            SPPrefixCollection prefixColl = webApp.Prefixes;
            foreach (SPPrefix prefix in prefixColl)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Managed Path :{0}, Prefix Type :{1}", prefix.Name, prefix.PrefixType);
            }
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }
}

Output:



To create, get and delete the managed paths for a web application using PowerShell refer

http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/uploadfile/anavijai/5355/.