This creates a new web application for SharePoint
start-transcript c:\temp\trans.txt -noclobber -append
$ap = New-SPAuthenticationProvider
New-SPWebApplication -Name "HomeportNW Test" -Port 443 -HostHeader "xxxxx" -URL "https://xxxx" -ApplicationPool "SP2013 HomeportNW" -AuthenticationProvider $ap -SecureSocketsLayer -DatabaseServer SPSVDE001 -DatabaseName HomeportNWTest_temp