PHP is without a doubt the worst structured language I've ever coded in. Probably the crappiest language after VBscript. But I use it for anything web-based be

PHP is without a doubt the worst structured language I've ever coded in. Probably the crappiest language after VBscript. But I use it for anything web-based because it gives me guaranteed results, anytime, anywhere, on whatever scale on whatever budget. I just wouldn't use it for sites with complex business logic, but let's face it, most websites, even the big ones, are hardly rocket-science in that respect. What I love most is the dynamic of the PHP community. For instance, when RoR arrived on the scene, the response wasn't to dis RoR or run scared, but more like "that's so cool, let's see if we can bring PHP to that level". And there is more sharing of knowledge and experience (and code) going on inside the PHP-community then any other developer community I know. More then any development platform I know, PHP is alive and constantly developing, but still as easy to deploy and easy to learn as ever.