Simulate a website

[SpaghettiOs]

Hi all,

I've been asked to set up a retail website. In the past I have only dealt with standard HTML and haven't had to use anything else complicated. I'm intending to use osCommerce as the backend, does anyone have any experience with this, or could recommend an alternative/better package?

Also, is there any way of simulating this website on my computer? Reason being, I don't as yet have any web space for this site, and wouldn't like to rent some if its not going to work.

Cheers,
James

 

[SpaghettiOs]

Thanks guys. Wamp is working great and so is openCart. How easily customisable is it? I know there are the standard options you can change, but not knowing much php, is it quite difficult to create a unique look?