Is there life outside of Apache when it comes to working with PHP? Of course! And, this new article from DevArticles will show you how. Using the Xitami web server, you can run a light, fast install of PHP on just about any OS out there (well, major OS...)

In Installing PHP Under Xitami, the author steps you through a typical Windows install of the Xitami server, including where to get it, and how to configure it to work with PHP on your local machine. A special side note: To Build the Xitami Web Server you need to download Xitami source kit for your system, on Unix you shall need an ANSI C compiler; for Windows you need MSVC or Borland C, on OS/2 you need the free EMX tools. The best platform for installing Xitami is Linux as it is fast and stable, but in this tutorial we shall concentrate on installing Xitami under windows.

The Xitami web server can provide a good alternative to Apache, especially for those that don't need all the features, or don't want to mess with the configs to get things "just right" all the time...