>I've been writing VFP desktop apps for about two years and I now want to learn how to give access to the data via a web interface.

You've got some reading to do :-)
- http://www.west-wind.com/articles.asp
- http://www.hentzenwerke.com/catalogavailability/webrad.htm
- http://www.hentzenwerke.com/catalogavailability/intvfp.htm