How to create website

[philmetz]

Ok say I want to create my own website that uses a database to get information from for logins etc. What languages do I learn first?
HTML, CSS, AJAX, ... etc?

Thanks

[Wickham]

HTML and CSS are the basis of any website; HTML for the structure and CSS for styling, positioning, etc.

PHP and MySQL are used for database work. MySQL is a popular database and PHP processes the data from it. Your hosting service uses PHP to process the data before sending it down to a viewer, so it is server-side processing and you need a server called Apache on your computer to see the result locally if you don't download the page from the internet. WampServer 2
http://www.wampserver.com/en/
combines PHP and Apache and MySQL and is often used because it gives you all you need in one program. XAMPP is the equivalent for Mac computers.

Ajax and javascript are client-side programs, meaning that dropdown menus and similar things can be made to work by a browser with Ajax or javascript, but not necessary for the basic database and login function.