personal website language

[Kami]

i have a personal website that's used as a mix of personal, and for a portfolio, and perhaps a blog (if i can get that sorted). i'm not really into anything other than CSS and HTML; are there other languages i should look into?

Currently my site is written in a mix of PHP (not that I know what any of it means) and HTML/CSS.

basically, i'm a noob. =P any advice on what languages would be best for a casual site/layout maker?

[Bennett 🚀]

CSS and XHTML is your best bet for design. As far as PHP goes, if you're a noob, only use it for processing forms lol.

Other than that, Javascript may be of use to you, as may jQuery, for all those cool effects that jQuery can do.

[Kami]

ok, i'm learning js (a bit) for ProBoards; it's not going too well, but probably because i'm jumping right into it. xD

i have a subdomian with access to the FTP panel; if i were to put, say, a submission form, how would I do so? i mean, i know how to make the form itself; how would i get it to send automatically to my email?

[Bennett 🚀]

This is all one file If you use something like this, name the file ***.php
<?php
if(isset($_POST["submit"])){
$subject = $_POST["subject"];
$message = $_POST["message"];
$email = $_POST["email"];
$all = $message."\r".$email;

mail("YOUR EMAIL HERE",$subject,$all);
} else {
?>
<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER["PHPSELF"]; ?>" method="post">
Subject: <input type="text" size="70" name="subject" /><br />
Message:<br /> <textarea cols="5" rows="3" name="message"></textarea><br />
Your Email: <input type="text" size="70" name="email" /><br />
<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="submit" />
</form>
<?php
}
?>

[Kami]

would PHP be required, though? also, are there risks to having a form submission like this?

[Bennett 🚀]

Not extreme risks, just risk of getting spammed. Yes, unless you have an email client on your computer, your form's action would just be "mailto:youremail"