I guess i was just intimitated by something that didnt have a GUI...but i took the plunge and downloaded it along with PHP earlier today. i havent done anything major yet, just toying around with MySQL, but when i figure some things out and get more comfortable with it, ill dive into this dynamic web pages thing. im sure when i get the hang of it ill have thousand of uses and wonder where it's been all my life.

thanks everyone for your support!!!
ill let you know how it turns out.