Ubuntu and MySQL will be installed on two servers. One will be the master and the other a redundant slave. MySQL database replication will be used to keep a copy of the database that is manipulated on the master server. Further expansion on this project can be made to utilize more than just one slave server. However, if time is left in the semester, we plan to implement some sort of web access to allow database queries and database manipulation. Information on MySQL settings for Database Replication was found here: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/replication.html
If time permits for the web portal expansion, we may also implement a load bearing system that will split the server load between the master and slave servers.