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Develop webapp with MS SQL or MySQL with clean interface

Hello,

I currently develop using ASP (classic) and MS SQL as backend. For as much as I want the site to look clean it has certain limits it seems to me.
As compared to how other applications I have seen around like:

https://www.mindbodyonline.com/
http://www.zendesk.com/

The interface is gorgeous and clean, almost like a wordpress website. Only has a database backend ...

I am thinking of learning either ASP.net or PHP, but I am not sure if PHP will allow me to develop an application that will have that look and feel or if there is some other tool that would allow me to do so ?  

What do people use to develop wordpress sites and apps ?   I am sorry if I sound like a beginner but outside the classic ASP/SQL environment I am not too saavy.  
I use Dreamweaver CC which allows to develop using PHP but not sure if by using DW as my tool I can do web apps like the ones I mentioned.

Any help is greatly appreciated.
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What is used to develop applications with that look and feel ?
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Those are great resources thank you.  Say I learn how to use PHP. Which seems the way to go at this point. Is there a way to use PHP with MS SQL Database ?  I can only find a way to connect to MySQL which is not as robust.
And I don't think DWCC supports a design like the ones I sent. What do designers use for creating Wordpress sites ?  I know those are also PHP with MySQL backends.
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True ... I just downloaded a good DB Manager for MySQL ... so ... Ill start playing with it.
I am still to find a good designer for making my site look and feel like the links above.
Would DW CC have that sort of templates ?  to make them look and feel like wordpress sites ?
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Yes, but How can I modify a theme to use it for my web application ?
It can be customized through their interface. Which tool can be used to create Wordpress templates so that they can be modified ?
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