<human>: I recently just got out of the military and am wanting to pursue a career in web development. I have dabbed around with html,css,java, and php in my past... but have never taken it full scale. I am comfortable in html and css and know I could learn java and php on my own if given the time. I am in a position to have my college paid for, but the only degree for web development in my state doesn't even have java or php or any programming languages for that mater included in the curriculum. I feel I would be wasting time following that particular degree if I took it. So basically,

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<bot>: Of the web developers out there, how would you recommend getting started in a career path on the server-side of web development?