[andygrif]

Thanks for all this info chaps - so for someone who has read the Dummies guide to Apache, PHP and MySQL - and been left thoroughly bemused (please don't try to help me on those my brain won't take it) is the general consensus that Aprelium is the way forward me?

All I want to do is stick a database on a website and search it - simple! Will this work for me, and what else would I need to make it happen? I have a nice spare machine ready to go with this, running XP Pro. Any ideas?