The answer may be different based on if you're hosting it yourself or using an ISP. However, from wherever your web site will be, you'll have an IP address (static or mostly never changing(like mine)). You'll need to associate this IP number with your domain using the tools of whatever vendor is hosting the domain(mine is Netsol). Once that's done, you'll be able to type in the domain in a browser and bring up a static HTML page from the site.
Now, you can easily create a web application with VFP using ActiveVFP or any of the for-pay web tools. This application could run at the ISP or in your office as long as you have a web site accessible to the internet.

>I am truly a novice at what I am about to ask. I am a VFP programmer with a little knowledge about everything and master of none.
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>Currently I have a VFP app that runs in facilities around the country. Each facility is "stand-alone" i.e. they have no communication between facilities and do not need any.
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>I either VPN or modem attach to these facilities to do upgrades, maintenance, etc. Pretty normal stuff.
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>The application maintains accounts, like personal bank accounts. Each facility has a set of accounts to which money can be deposited and withdrawn for various reasons. Example: Let's say you are a company named XYZ Company. You have employees. When an employee is hired they open an account in my application. The employee can deposit funds to their account. The employee can purchase things from the company in which case they are debiting from their account. My app maintains these accounts and writes a check for the outstanding balance if the employee closes their account.
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>Currently I own a domain name, MYCOMPANY.COM.
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>This domain name is maintained by ev1servers.net out of Houston, TX. Currently I do not use it for anything. I just wanted to reserve the name.
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>I want to setup a server here in my office in NC. I want to do what EV1 is doing, not that it is expensive but I think it is the right thing to do because I want to start using the domain for what I am about to explain.
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>I want people from anywhere to be able to deposit funds to any account that exists in any facility that is using my accounts maintenance application.
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>In other words, I will maintain a database on my domain/server. This database will contain all my employee accounts per facility. A internet user can come to this website and use a credit card to deposit funds to any of those accounts. I will then disburse those funds to that account in that facility. The obvious reason is that handling money is time consuming. At the facilities they accept deposits in cash, money orders, checks, etc. They have to do all the counting, balancing, etc. If these deposits were electronic we save a lot of manpower, not to mention it makes it easier for people to deposit money to the accounts.
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>Where do I start?
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>Thanks,
>John