Partition sizes?

I am setting up a machine to learn PHP/MySQL (a LAMP platform.) It has
a 9GB drive and a 36 GB drive and both are 7200RPM F/W SCSI drives. I
have a couple of questions about partitioning the system.

1. I am going to make swap twice the size of RAM. Should I make it
all on one drive or split it between two drives?
2. Do I have to create /opt, /var, /home, etc. or can I simple make a
/ on the 36 and let the system create the various directories so that
each can be as big as it needs?
3. Since I do have two physical drives, what is the best way to
partition this so I don't fill up a partition because I picked a wrong
size at installation?

Thanks.

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