Should I jump straight into PHP?

Clay

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Hi, I've been learning basic HTML and CSS, and I'm actually getting the knack of it pretty quickly. I've known simple web page formatting for some 13 years, but I never really learned more since there are a vast majority of free WYSIWYG editors and PHP CMS pre-configured sites available. But yesterday, I decided to give programming another shot. I don't know whether for bragging rights or just the self-satisfaction of actually continuing my knowledge of web programming, but I made a simple site running off a simple apache2.2 server at http://figleycomputing.com . I was wanting to do some database driven dynamic content so as to keep up with some minor family affairs without having to load bulky facebook or send e-mails and texts and wonder if those are even being checked. So I know learning a language is no walk in the park, but what I really want to know is, should I jump straight into PHP? Or should I learn a small collection of languages prior so that more functionality can be added to the site? Is PHP enough, or should I go ahead and learn Java, XHTML, XML, HTML5, etc.? I know I'll need to work with certain database languages, I'm mainly concerned about strictly web languages. Thanks! Cheers! :)
 
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