i need it to be linux- to have Mysql Databases- to have installer of free apps (like limesurvey-xoops-etc)- TO BE ABLE TO HOLD AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT DOMAINS- to be trustable- and to have other standard functionalities of course.

in the $4 a month price range- any suggestions?

hi please read til the end :

i want to setup a server using windows xp prof .. i know that we need to install IIS ..but i need to install IIS with php and mysql database....and i need the server to be reachable publically (not only local)...

i feel confused so i need advice what to do :

1.is the info in this page enough to setup php with IIS and mysql (and make the website public).

http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-install-PHP-on-IIS-63075.shtml

2.as iam going to buy the server soon..do i need to apply those steps as a test on my laptop..or its ok to wait for the server and do the work on there..

this is very important...thank you very much..

I m working on a newsletter script that might have to send mails to several email addresses stored in a database.

I am making a loop like this:

do {
if($result = mail( // [...]
} while ($addresses = mysql_fetch_assoc($addrQuery));

The problem is that the table might contain like hundred addresses. So here are my questions:

- How do I keep my script from running out of the execution time limit?
- Or is there a way to setup a process that will send a mail each 10 second so that the SMTP server won t be overloaded? This would be better than what I m trying to do now.

I need to use my laptop as a web server with other laptops accessing it through an ad-hoc wifi connection. I want the users to access a website (Apache/PHP/MySQL) to do stuff from it.

I m running Windows XP Pro on the main laptop. I ve tried setting up an ad-hoc network- got connection- but then nothing on the web server side.

What am I doing wrong?

--It is possible to use GUI only (no Shell Commands) for this?
--It will be better if answer is applicable to any linux
--Any ebooks on PHP-Apache-MySQL?