When you get your hands dirty in Web Development, it is a good idea to create a Local Test Environment, where you can quickly test your code offline without messing up your live site.
WAMP Server 2.0 allows just that, and is very easy to install and setup.
Description from the WAMP Server Website: WampServer is a Windows web development environment. It allows you to create web applications with Apache, PHP and the MySQL database. It also comes with PHPMyAdmin and SQLiteManager to easily manage your databases.
We have created a video with step by step instructions to download and install WAMP Server...
You may download WAMP Server from http://wampserver.com/en
