XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. The program is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License and acts as a free web server capable of serving dynamic pages. XAMPP is available for Microsoft Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Mac OS X, and is mainly used for web development projects.Xampp for Windows ContainsXAMPP's name is an acronym for:

• X (meaning cross-platform)
• Apache HTTP Server
• MySQL
• PHP
• Perl

XAMPP includes

• Apache
• MySQL
• PHP + PEAR
• Perl
• mod_php
• mod_perl
• mod_ssl
• OpenSSL
• phpMyAdmin
• Webalizer
• Mercury Mail Transport System for Win32 and NetWare Systems v3.32, Ming
• JpGrap
• FileZilla FTP Server
• mcrypt
• eAccelerator
• SQLite
• WEB-DA
• and  mod_auth_mysql

Updates : XAMPP Updates