How do I install PHP and Apache?

I am not sure how to install PHP. I use it at school for my web programming course so I can validate data in my HTML documents to PHP. I want to be able to do the assignments at home. Do I need Apache as well? If so, how can I install both of these? I am running Windows 7 x64.

Thanks

Anwered 2010-03-11 17:22:27 by PorridgeBear

well, you can do this very very easily using XAMPP - an all in one apache, mysql, php pre-configured stack.

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

download the right zip package for your operating system, double click the startup.bat file and hey presto :)