If you're actually interested in the subject, a good way to familiarize yourself with the current state of PHP is to run through something like https://laracast

If you're actually interested in the subject, a good way to familiarize yourself with the current state of PHP is to run through something like https://laracasts.com/series/laravel-8-from-scratch https://laracasts.com/series/laravel-8-from-scratch. It should give you a good idea of the current state of PHP, what educational resources look like, along with a taste of the most popular PHP framework out there. These conversations always tend to go the same way; someone complains about PHP and then later admits it's based on their experience 5-10+ years ago. PHP has come a long way and is worth checking out if you're into web development.