I thought that I would share some info with you in the Windows environment I used XAMPP ver 1.66 as a server, which incorporates everything you need to get going in minutes:

Installs in two clicks

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html

Package contains:

Apache HTTPD 2.2.8 + Openssl 0.9.8g
MySQL 5.0.51a
PHP 5.2.5
PHP 4.4.8
phpMyAdmin 2.11.4
FileZilla FTP Server 0.9.25
Mercury Mail Transport System 4.52

Attila
South Africa