Never appled a SERVER before, trying to host a connection between my computer (database) and a remot

Would like to try to start up a snall business, I have the programs I want to use on my computer, I do have my own web site, but I would like to add a database for the public to have access to the information (locations, cities and so on), sort of like a Yellow Pages of information, but the information is specialized to each catagory. What type of server do I need to test this out on??

Any help would be greatful!

Never appled a SERVER before, trying to host a connection between my computer (database) and a remote login.?

First, for local testing, download and install the following, all of which are free, open-source, and ultra-reliable...

1) Apache (the web server)

2) PHP (the scripting language)

3) MySQL (the database server)

Thus far, for the best stability and easier installation, I%26#039;d go with Apache 2.0 and PHP 4.4

Alternately, go with a low-cost shared hosting solution that gives you all of these, and a web interface that allows you to easily configure and test (using cPanel and PHPMyAdmin)

Never appled a SERVER before, trying to host a connection between my computer (database) and a remote login.?

I think you want to knw about Database/Server type.

Best server is Oracle www.oracle.com

if u know ur data wont go beyond 2 GB use MSDE (Microsoft Server Desktop Engine) or SQL

Best luck