Apache on Windows

Question

I want to install Apache server on Windows. The book says that i can go to official site http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi and download latest Apache version (Book year 2008, and in example showed 2.2.9v, and this example how to install on Windows, not Linux). So i go to this address, and there latest version 2.4.7, but its .tar.bz2 and .tar.gz extension, and how i understand it will be difficult to install it cause its on Linux, for Windows must be .msi, but there no file with that extension, only 2.0.65 version and older. I understand that in Linux maybe appear earlier Apache version, but how it's real that in 2008 year, there was 2.2.9 version, but now in 2014 the latest .msi version 2.0.65 ?

Answer 1

Easy! Here you go: http://www.apachelounge.com/download/

You'll find the latest Apache HTTP server's there pre-built for you (Binaries).

Edit: They are not provided in .MSI files like Apache would but you can unzip the files to C:\\Apache2 and set it up manually, like a true developer!