Hi peeps,
Had a quick search, and like yourselves, I too only have a finite amount of time for this foray, soo....
What I'd like some kind person to explain is....

I have a bunch of php and html files on a remote web space, which works fine. But I have been reading, that I can do all the processing and debugging on my desktop machine, before I ftp it upto my remote space. Uploading to test minor changes (although quite fast really) is becoming a pain. Is this correct or have I misunderstood it?

As I understand it now, is that I DL a piece of software that emulates a remote server. Is it as simple as that?