Updates dataSettings.json on an IIS server for NopCommerce to switch databases and restart the app.

Switch-Stage-Db.ps1

<#
    Changes staging to use a newly restored database
#>

param (
    [Parameter(Mandatory, Position=0)][string]$newDbName
)

$appPoolName = 'NopAbc_Test'
$directory = 'C:\NopABC_Test'

$content = @"
{
    "DataConnectionString": "Data Source=192.168.253.223,1433;Initial Catalog=$newDbName;User ID=sa;Password=;Connection Timeout=300",
    "DataProvider": "sqlserver",
    "RawDataSettings": {}
}
"@

# Specify the path where you want to save the file
$filePath = "$directory\App_Data\dataSettings.json"

# Ensure the directory exists; create it if it does not
$directory = [System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($filePath)
if (-not (Test-Path -Path $directory)) {
    New-Item -Path $directory -ItemType Directory -Force
}

# Write the content to the file
$content | Set-Content -Path $filePath

# Now stop and start the IIS App Pool
Stop-WebAppPool -Name $appPoolName | Out-Null
Write-Host 'App Pool Stopped.'
Start-Sleep -s 15
Start-WebAppPool -Name $appPoolName -ErrorAction 'SilentlyContinue' | Out-Null
Write-Host 'App Pool Started.'