The BitNami project provides an all-in-one installer for the whole eZ Publish stack (Apache, MySQL, PHP, eZ Publish), and I heard it's very easy to get eZ Publish quickly running with it. No Apache / MySQL or PHP configuration issues to deal with. Ideal for inexperienced users!
For more information, look here: http://ez.no/developer/forum/install_configuration/free_easy_to_use_all_in_one_installer_for_ez_publish