XAMPP just installs everything in one shot. It's a super easy setup. I think XAMPP is so much better.
XAMPP is used to host websites. In addition, domains can be purchased through XAMPP.
Yes Xampp works with Windows 7 I'm using xampp 1.7.7 as my test server
Sugarcrm cannot be installed on xampp version 1.8. Try earlier version.
Not long. Just download xampp and run the installation.
Xampp (X-os,apache mysql Php Perl) X-OS means in runs in all OS
Ubuntu
Download & Install a WAMP or XAMPP Server and everything you require to code in php comes with them. If you want to secure wamp or xampp you ought to change the php.ini file and mysql config files and change password for mysql and php localhost
Xampp is made primarily to be used as a local server. It supports concurrent access to the best of my knowledge, however it will most likely be a slow solution. Access can be granted to multiple machines, however this will only work if the xampp server is active on the host machine. This poses many significant security risks.
The latest version as of 7-20-10 is 1.7.3
One of the web servers for php which supports coding in PERL programming
The first thing you should do is learn a Server-Side scripting language such as PHP. Then, get server software such as XAMPP(apachefriends.org). Follow tutorials available online to get familiar with XAMPP, and then start building your PHP for logins/logouts, and set up a MySQL database for user data. From there, you should be knowledgeable enough to know what to do next (this whole thing will take a lot of reading and Googling, and you will collect information as you go).