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Your programmer is going to need to have good database skills. Make sure they're able to explain to you what a normalized database is, and able to construct use SQL effectively. You'll want to have them explain what they feel are good programming practices.

If you already have a domain and server, you'll want to do a little homework ahead of time and find out what database engines your hosting service supports and what back-end (PHP, asp.net) services they support. You'll be looking for people with experience in those packages. If it's a blank slate--say you'll own the server and can put any software you want--then this may not be important.

The industry standard for computer programmer job interviews is what is called a "white board" interview. This is just what it sounds like--the candidate is given a programming problem that they must solve on the white board. I've found that there is often no relationship between what a candidate says he/she can do on the resume and what he or she can really do. So you'll want to have the candidate construct a SQL query on the white board, and perhaps have them diagram out a database on the board based on a scenario you give them. I also like to ask questions to see what their experience is with object-oriented programming.

Unfortunately, this kind of interview is going to be impossible to do if you don't know programming yourself. It may be worth hiring an experienced programmer to help you conduct your interviews. I know that sounds a little wierd, but maybe you know somebody who isn't available for this job but might be able to spend a few hours helping with interviews.

Good luck.