> PHP does not solve any problem JavaScript can't. PHP matters and if anything it would be good for you to learn both. It will give you a better insight on dif

> PHP does not solve any problem JavaScript can't. PHP matters and if anything it would be good for you to learn both. It will give you a better insight on different ways to build software and use the appropriate solution. PHP is a mature ecosystem with reliable tools/frameworks. It is relatively easy to learn and you can become productive quickly. One benefit I find of PHP that is less mentioned: When your team is short on people (and that happens quite often), you can pretty much throw anyone (provided they are generally competent) at a PHP codebase and they will do well. Wouldn't say the same for a back-end JS project, I've seen what a Java developer can do to a JS codebase. PHP bites far less often than JS in my opinion.