Hello,
this is my first post on this forum and my really first attempt to build up my own server.
I have never set up a server before so some things might not be obvious for me .

I have downloaded the Ubuntu server 12.04 version and I am willing to install it to my laptop to use it as a server with remote access over the internet.

My primary goals are:
1. to have access with an FTP client over the internet to the files stored on the server
2. and create (remotely) my own databases using mySQL

I would love if someone could tell me how to make this happen!

As I mentioned this is my first try to do something like that so please be as specific as you can.
thanks a lot