Hi,
download the XAMPP package here and install. It's quite straighforward.
BTW: XAMPP means:
X: any of W=Windows, L=Linux, M=Mac
A: Apache Server
M: MariaDB, fork of MySQL,
P: PHP
P: Pearl
www.apachefriends.org/index.html
Now everything is prepared to install LimeSurvey.
Download the package, copy the unzipped files to the "htdocs" folder in your XAMPP installation and run the install routine of LimeSurvey.
www.limesurvey.org/manual/Installation_-_LimeSurvey_CE
Is LimeSurvey even an appropriate solution for me? Is there something easier and better?
You shouldn't ask this here, especially without giving any information about the kind of your survey.
Joffm
And, just to mention:
A title like "Help with LimeSurvey" is not the very best. Anybody here is looking for help.