i've seen quite a few posts regarding this so i'd like to point you all to this place
http://www.firepages.com.au
simply download the PHPdev package unzip, and enjoy.
The guy behind, this, firepages, is a moderator here and so if you have any trouble with it, you can talk straight to the maker.
ps. shouldn't there be a sticky that says something along these lines?
very neat, i`ll get it when i decide to properly learn server side.
scroots
Eventually we will make a sticky thread with links to the downloads for phpdev. Firepages is in the process of setting up more download sites to make downloading more accessible and available first.