[LanceHaynie]

First, like others have said, don't do it.

Second, I am going to assume since you were not specific you are talking about web development. There really, in my opinion, isn't a language that is better than another as far as what can be accomplished. On a very basic level you are going to be reading/writing data to a database. Every language can do this. There are some things to consider, if you don't have a Windows Server with IIS ASP is out.

For nearly 99% of the projects I create I stick with PHP and MySQL. Why? No reason other than it's what I started with. Why did I start with it? A friend of mine was already using it so I had a reasource to ask questions. Do you know any other non-begginers? If yes, figure out what language they prefer and give that one a try.

Lastly, and this is just my opinion, I would stay away from frameworks as a beginner. Once you have your sea legs so to speak, sure. At that point its about getting things off the ground as soon as you can. Right now, you should be focusing on the basics and understanding the syntax.