XAMPP is a collection of free software for installing and using the Apache Web server. Basically, it is an Apache distribution that includes the Apache Web server, MySQL, PHP, Perl an FTP server and ...

Reader Michael Moro recommended an alternative to WAMP: XAMPP, which in addition to PHP also installs Perl and does so not only on Windows but also on Linux, OS X and Solaris.

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.