XAMPP project is a very easy to install Apache distribution for Linux, Solaris, and Windows.
Many people know from their own experience that it´s not easy to install an Apache web server and it gets harder if you want to add MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use - just download, extract and start.

Features
Apache 2.2.14
MySQL 5.1.41 (Community Server) with PBXT engine 1.0.08-rc
PHP 5.3.1 + PEAR (PEAR, Mail_Mime, MDB2, Zend)
Perl 5.10.1 (Bundle::Apache2, Bundle::Apache::ASP, Bundle::Email, Bundle::DBD::mysql, DBD::SQlite)
XAMPP Control Version 2.5.8 (ApacheFriends Edition)
XAMPP CLI Bundle 1.6
XAMPP Port Check 1.4
XAMPP Security 1.1
SQLite 2.8.17
SQLite 3.6.16
OpenSSL 0.9.8l
phpMyAdmin 3.2.4
ADOdb v5.09a
FPDF v1.6
Zend Framework 1.9 Minimal Package (via PEAR)
Mercury Mail Transport System v4.72
msmtp 1.4.17 (a sendmail compatible SMTP client)
FileZilla FTP Server 0.9.33
Webalizer 2.21-02 (with GeoIP lite)
Xdebug 2.0.5 for PHP
eAccelerator 0.9.6-rc1 for PHP
Ming 0.4.2 for PHP
PDF with pdflib lite v7.0.4p4 for PHP

What's New
Apache 2.2.14 (IPv6 enabled) + OpenSSL 0.9.8l
MySQL 5.1.41 + PBXT engine
PHP 5.3.1
phpMyAdmin 3.2.4
Perl 5.10.1
FileZilla FTP Server 0.9.33
Mercury Mail Transport System 4.72