If you what a fast solution for installing Apache with php and mysql XAMPP is one of the best choices. You can install it under windows, linux and even MAC OS X, with small effort for fast use.

This is update often using the latest stable versions of each service in the package.

Easy to setup every service, a has a nice control panel for starting and stopping the services.

For example XAMPP 1.7.1 has the following versions:

• Apache HTTPD 2.2.11 + Openssl 0.9.8i
• MySQL 5.1.33
• PHP 5.2.9
• phpMyAdmin 3.1.3.1
• XAMPP CLI Bundle 1.3
• FileZilla FTP Server 0.9.31
• Mercury Mail Transport System 4.62

Here are some screenshots:

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