Chilion

Help needed! I am a newbie to databse driven websites - and I need some help. I am looking for the following - very simple, but not sure the best way to go about it… 1) Basic, static website consisting of 3 or 4 pages (I can do this easily in HTML) 2) A "signup" section (Contact details & referrer) 3) A section that updates, displaying total users 4) Ideally a section that allows users to see who has subscribed under them I am totally new to all of this - So I'd love any pointers anyone can give me. E.g. Do I need a database for the above? (Or can I use something else?) What is the best / easiest Database to use? How do I get started? Is there a free way of doing this? (Free database hosting? if needed) Can anyone help out? Thanks in advance for any help! Steven