XAMPP

XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is very easy to install and to use - just download, extract and start. It is made for development environments. It works well on your laptop and can be installed on a USB key.

• XAMPP home page at apachefriends.org

In order to use XAMPP on windows without setup, install it in a top-level directory such as d:\xampp (do not use a second-level directory). That way, there is no need to run “setup_xampp.bat”. You can directly use the two following programs to start and stop XAMPP:

• Apache & MySQL start: d:\xampp\xampp_start.exe
• Apache & MySQL stop: d:\xampp\xampp_stop.exe

You can then access your local server with http://localhost or the equivalent http://127.0.0.1

• Discover and download XAMPP for windows