Need Help With Setting Up A Server On My Computer

[wLTD]

I assume you are using linux? I dont believe you can install PHP well on windows (correct me if I am wrong)

If not, use CGYWIN and install it the linux way.

Linux Installation:

There is a package called XAMPP that comes with MySQL/Apache/PHP at apache friends (google it) or install it the manual way:

apt-get install apache 
NOTE THAT THIS STEP IS NOT REQUIRED IF YOU HAVE APACHE ALREADY
apt-get install mysql
apt-get install php
/etc/init.d/mysqld start
/etc/init.d/apache start
/etc/init.d/php start

IF you used XAMPP:

/etc/init.d/xampp start