I've been doing web development on the side of a full time job for years, and am now ready to try out freelancing for real. I've had plenty of experience with PHP/mySQL, but have also done work in ASP.
My latest project was a fairly complex site with lots of user interactivity and ajax calls, where almost all content was database-driven. I wrote a script for a product import and various other Cron jobs needed to update the database and keep the data clean. I worked directly on the server with SSH instead of through a cPanel, although I'm familiar with cPanel as well.
I'm experienced in CSS as well. I typically avoid table structure when I can, to allow for more flexibility in page layout.