Newbie

I choose 'General' so I hope I at the right forumn fo a newbie question I am looking into the php direction right now because its well support open source and free... and its time to add dbf to my web app. I think MySql is free too or the same and the 2 make a good pair for a newbie.. I am confussed how to get started.. My Host does supports PHP windows and not Unix.. I can read and hack at the php code making things work or others scripts... also I am very familar with DOS dbase.. I been reading, but how do I get php installed and configured, working on my WIN98 and MySql on my Host server easlier.. Having Php on my computer kind of means to me I can write and test code without actually loading on my server to test.. Has anyone heard of WebMaster http://webmaster.webcentric1.com/reg/register_how_it_works.php This software seem to install PHP & MySQL setup tables and has some training.. Sent email to them so far with no response before I spend $200 Does anyone have or know of another software that does the same or makes setup easier.. or guide me the right direction to get this done.. Appreciate Rod