my goal: I plan on hosting a small business website, that basically is a phonelog. My site will have it's own SQL database (or two?). The users will be able to generate merged PDF docs (i'm thinking Javascript to merge those) and potential word-documents. The webserver will also have to make mySQL calls to another database on another server.
I'm worried about hardware. I'm wondering if I should get a Dell and focus on 64 bit os/chipset, and get 4g mem, and run windows7 ultimate. Is this overkill? Is a quad-core cpu going to offer much better benefit over a 20 user site? What kind of hardware/software am I looking at for a small site?
Later, I intend to make a more public site where the genpop can request information, which requires more pdf merged files. If I get to this point, and decide to go with a beefier computer, is moving the 'site' as easy as copying over the xampp directories?
Suggestions? I'm hoping to keep costs down for the initial setup, and have a habit of going over-complicated and overboard. =/