hi all

i'd like to do some php work on a hd install of knoppix, so i need a working apache server with php support and a mysql database.
i know, i simply could install xampp or something similar, but i'm interested how i could configure the system on my own (if it is not too hard).
do you have any suggestions for me where to start? i'm an absolute newbie, on windows i used xampp...

thank you for help.
josh