Ditto with all above re: Apache, PHP, MySQL, etc - I also run postfix / squirrelmail and openvpn on my server. Re: the HTML editor I'm currently running Dreamweaver with great results, but I still have a soft spot for using the free Mozilla browser (not Firefox) as an editing tool. They have an edit page tool which is very powerful and free too! Easy to start from scratch or use an existing webpage as a template.