Help getting set up with PHP

Hi,

I need desperately to take the plunge and move across from ASP to PHP. Particularly I have built one PHP-enabled site which I now need to add some functionality to urgently.

I appreciate you guys have published lots of "getting started" material for PHP, but I was wondering whether I can buy an hour or two of your time to just assist me with my set up here and short-cut some of the inevitable head-scratching that goes on with setting up the first time.

My issues will be with initial connection I think - in terms of local and remote connections and how to access MySql. Once i have figured the connections and know how to get to tables etc, I think I will be ok generally.

I'd like to use the tuorials to further my knowledge but I just need someone to look over my set-up and get me connected in the first instance.

Can this be done via Skype/remote log in? If so, how quickly could it be arranged.

If you are unable to help could you suggest anyone else outh there who could help me get connected and set up?
Thanks in advance.