[opensuse] setting up a server

I am taking the plunge in the deep end here. I want to set up a server and begin learning how to use a cms. There is a project I want to do and I know I'm way behind the 8 ball with what I am looking at. I know nothing about php, mysql or js, but I am willing to learn. I have begun to collect books on the subjects, but I'd like to get things set up on my machine first. What all do I need to install to begin this journey besides the basic php5 and mysql? Dwain -- Dwain Alford http://www.studiokdd.com/ "The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression." Wassily Kandinsky