2 and 3 are not really advantages for PHP, as the same can be said for most any language. I think #1 is the big reason that PHP is as popular as it is, but tha

2 and 3 are not really advantages for PHP, as the same can be said for most any language. I think #1 is the big reason that PHP is as popular as it is, but that "feature" has a funny smell among programmers who don't like to mix languages.