Any have good practical advice for a developer looking to utilize sql server. I have several apps that us MS access and ADO, but I also have several db driven websites using MySQL running on Apache and Windows XP, but it is currently hosted on a 3rd party server.

I am wish to port my ADO apps and web sites to a local SQL server.

I am looking into Sqlite, MySql and Apache, and MS SQL Server along with vb6/.Net for apps and PHP/java for db driven webs.

What would be a good starting platform? etc.

Any idea....