requirements
	- IIS
	- CGI for IIS

1. enable IIS and CGI for IIS
2. download and extract PHP
3. move the extracted PHP folder to C:\ and rename it to 'php'
4. Open the php.ini file and add the following line at the end of the file.
	extension=wincache

5. Uncomment the following lines

	fastcgi.impersonate = 1;

	cgi.fix_pathinfo=1;
	cgi.force_redirect = 1 (and change the value to 0, i.e. cgi.force_redirect = 0)

	extension_dir = "C:\php\ext"

	extension=curl
	extension=mbstring
	extension=pdo_mysql
	extension=openssl

	error_log = "C:\php\php_errors.log"

	error_log = syslog

6. add C:\php\ to System Path
7. download WinCache (https://sourceforge.net/projects/wincache/files/development/)
8. copy php_wincache.dll to C:\php\ext
9. go to Server Manager -> Tools -> Internet Informations Services (IIS) Manager
10. double click on server name and double click on Handler Mappings
11.  click 'Add Module Mapping' and add these values:
	Request path: *.php
	Module: FastCgiModule
	Executable: "C:\php\php-cgi.exe"
	Name: PHPCGI
	Request Restrictions: File or folder

12. download and install Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable Update 3 RC (vc_redist.x64.exe) [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=52685]

13. Create phpinfo.php file with below content in the website folder and test the result.
	<?php
	phpinfo();

14. download and install Composer
15. download and install Git
16. clone project repo
17. open IIS manager, double click on the server and click view sites
18. right click and click add website...
19. input these values:
	Site name: Project Site Name
	Application pool: DefaultAppPool
	Physical path: C:\inetpub\wwwroot\project_name\public
	type: http
	IP address: SERVER_IP_ADDRESS
	port: 80

20. In File Explorer, right click on the storage folder in C:\inetpub\laravel and select Properties. Under the Security tab, grant full control of the storage folder to IUSR / IIS_IUSRS.

21. create a web.config file in C:\inetpub\laravel\public as follows:
<configuration>
    <system.webServer>
        <defaultDocument>
            <files>
                <clear />
                <add value="index.php" />
                <add value="default.aspx" />
                <add value="Default.htm" />
                <add value="Default.asp" />
                <add value="index.htm" />
                <add value="index.html" />
            </files>
        </defaultDocument>
        <rewrite>
            <rules>
                <rule name="Imported Rule 1" stopProcessing="true">
                    <match url="^(.*)/$" ignoreCase="false" />
                    <conditions>
                        <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsDirectory" ignoreCase="false" negate="true" />
                    </conditions>
                    <action type="Redirect" redirectType="Permanent" url="/{R:1}" />
                </rule>
                <rule name="Imported Rule 2" stopProcessing="true">
                    <match url="^" ignoreCase="false" />
                    <conditions>
                        <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsDirectory" ignoreCase="false" negate="true" />
                        <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsFile" ignoreCase="false" negate="true" />
                    </conditions>
                    <action type="Rewrite" url="index.php" />
                </rule>
            </rules>
        </rewrite>
        <httpErrors errorMode="Detailed" />
    </system.webServer>
</configuration>

22. download and install url-rewrite (https://www.iis.net/downloads/microsoft/url-rewrite)

23. restart iis: 
	iisreset /restart

24. start w3svc service:
	net start w3svc

25. install composer packages:
	composer install

26. set the .env file

congrats! you're all set!