Well I switched the host to a PHP 5 server but the site still remains on the old one for now. I will begin developing it at elmwoodstrip.org and then make the official switch and some point next month. I was looking to run a test server on my laptop and I am so sick of upgrading apache and perl, and php, and mysql. I found this great package by a group at Sourceforge

that has it all. The package is called webserv and offer you AWSTATS, perl, php 5.0.2 , mysql 4, and phpmyadmin, and apache 2 all in one easy windows XP installer. It is the perfect accessory for any web developer using the XP platform.