I recommend checking out Apache Friends site download XAMPP. That will set up a fully functional web environment (Apache, PHP, MySQL) which will let you play a

I recommend checking out Apache Friends site download XAMPP. That will set up a fully functional web environment (Apache, PHP, MySQL) which will let you play a bit with database. It also comes packaged with PHPMyAdmin, which is great for learning how to create tables and the like. Also, you'll need to learn SQL. Check out http://www.w3schools.com/sql/default.asp http://www.w3schools.com/sql/default.asp for a good primer on the subject.