Using a web server with Arduino So I am not new to arduino, however, I am new with web servers. I am working on a project that can control a robotic arm that is at one location and I can be at my house. I know basic HTML, Basic CSS, Basic JavaScript, and a tiny bit of JQuery. Only reason I say basic is because I self taught all these languages to myself using codeacademy. So I have a few questions since I done research on the matter.

Can a project like this be done with just the languages I know? All the tutorials I have looked at say you have to know AJAX and JSON. I have no idea what these are.

Also, for the interface, I need to be able to take the value of the encoders on the robot and view them. I also need a button that will record the value at that point in time of the encoders so I can configure the points and maybe even name them. A box where I can see the points and their coordinates, and finally a box where i can place points in and then execute a sequence. 

How tough should this be?
You can use an Arduino Yun: it has a 32u4 microcontroller coupled with a cpu running linux. The linux side already has a webserver: together with the Bridge library, you can use REST-like APIs to control a sketch, or build a web app that uses that APIs.

One example of remotely control an Arduino (although using an Android app instead of html+js) is this. Here is its source code.