"It's 2015, there are not "security issues around hosting php applications" otherwise half the internet wouldn't work." PHP adds complexity and therefore adds

"It's 2015, there are not "security issues around hosting php applications" otherwise half the internet wouldn't work." PHP adds complexity and therefore adds fragility and insecurity. Running PHP ipso facto adds insecurity to an environment. There are many ways to do web programming that do not add server daemons or listening ports, or long running processes, or additional logins, passwords and management interfaces.