Moodle is run from a web server if you prefer to use Moodle on-premise rather than cloud-based. You upload or place Moodle in your directory on the server. Usually, the server is someone's computer. If you're a teacher, or work in the corporate world, your institution might have its own web server. If you're an individual or have a small business, you will probably buy web-hosting services from another company. In either case, we are assuming that you have an account on a web server that offers Apache, PHP, and MySQL.
If you must install your own Apache web server and MySQL software, the easiest way to do so is to use another open source tool—XAMPP from http://www.apachefriends.org. Apache Friends is a non-profit project to promote the Apache web server. XAMPP is an easy, all-in-one installer that installs Apache...
