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What are the programming languages needed to learn to create a movie website?
The movie website should also be capable to upload new movies. I have included php, javascript, and jQuery already.

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Good start — already has the client/server languages and is right that a site is doable. flagged the important concerns about where data lives and how video is delivered. Next focus areas are the parts unique to video: reliable uploads, server-side processing, playback formats, access control, and legal/operational policies.

Practical MVP checklist (order matters):

  1. Reliable uploads: chunked/resumable uploads, strict MIME/type checks, per-file size limits, and virus scanning.
  2. Server-side processing: extract metadata, create thumbnails and captions, transcode into multiple resolutions/bitrates so playback adapts to viewers. FFmpeg handles these tasks offline.
  3. Storage: keep originals and derived files separately and plan lifecycle rules (hot vs archive). Use pre-signed or time-limited upload/download tokens for large files.
  4. Playback: deliver adaptive streams (HLS or DASH) with a modern JS player so mobile and desktop behave consistently.
  5. Access & moderation: signed URLs or short-lived tokens for private content, uploader verification, an approval queue, and logging for takedown requests.

Implementation tips and pitfalls:

  • Offload heavy work to background workers/queues to avoid blocking web requests.
  • Test end-to-end with slow networks and mobile. Emulate large files during development.
  • Watch storage and bandwidth costs early; they grow fast once users upload videos.
  • Build moderation tools from day one (flagging, review, fingerprint detection) to reduce legal exposure.

Legal and scaling notes:

  • Do not host copyrighted material without rights. Add clear uploader terms, takedown procedures, and basic logging for compliance.
  • Start with a simple prototype (upload -> transcode -> play) and measure costs and performance before adding DRM, monetization, or complex delivery layers.

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You most likely will also need some type of database such as MySQL in which to store data, be that lists of all the movies or user login information. So learning a querying language like SQL is going to be necessary as well.

In terms of overall technologies, you will also need a streaming server to play the videos. Amazon AWS or Cloudflare should be able to help there.

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