hawaii50

Yeah...if ya don't know, ya don't know. I was just trying to stir the pot to get some sort of response. Thanks though

Can I at least get some references???

This is a forum right???

I'm setting up a new computer that will host a web and ftp server. I was wondering how people would partition their hard drives for this task? Is there anything in particular I should watch out for? Also, I have another computer that will have a database server... Same question...how would you partition that computer? Thanks for your advice!!

I'm new to the whole website design idea, but I'm actively pursing my own database driven website! I have had some success in my research but I've currently hit a speed bump and was looking for some personal opinions from others out there!! I will try to describe the functionality I'm trying to achieve as best as possible. Basically I'm looking for a nod of approval or advise on how to do it better. So, here we go.... 1) Computer #1 consists of a web server and a FTP server. The web server will host a dynamic website (I think)... Let me paint a scenario...I have a website which displays a picture called "image.png". I can "dynamically" replace the content of "image.png" locally by simply renaming picture files, but the web server code doesn't change. Might sound kinda stupid, but would this be a dynamic or static website? What exactly defines a dynamic website? I know Apache is very popular, but I was wondering about alternatives (including hybrids) that offer advantages similar to NGINX (speed, scale ability, etc), but for dynamic sites? 2) The website needs to have a user interface capable of taking client information. I'm assuming the combination of XML and JS will work best? 3) The website needs a "drop box" for the client to drop files off. I can integrate an FTP drop on my website, correct? 4) Computer #2 consists of a database server. The two computers are connected via cross over cable. PHP and MySQL will be used to interact with the FTP server and build/retrieve data on the database server. Then a response is created and so on... A few additional questions 1) How should I partition my hard drive for computer #1 (Web and FTP) and computer #2 (database)? (Both Linux) 2) Any good software tips? 3) Is there anything (other than a firewall) that stands out that I have not mentioned? Thanks so much for your input!!!!!!!!!!