I would personally start with Node.js, and specifically Loopback. Its extremely powerful, and will make sense to you from an API perspective. Get an understanding of Models and get them attached to a local MySQL serve so you can Query data. If you are looking to move to full-stack, look into Angular2 for your client. If you have any specific questions, lmk on how to get started, please let me know!
I would personally start with Node.js, and specifically Loopback. Its extremely powerful, and will make sense to you from an API perspective. Get an understanding of Models and get them attached to a local MySQL serve so you can Query data. If you are looking to move to full-stack, look into Angular2 for your client. If you have any specific questions, lmk on how to get started, please let me know!