> Some like to argue that PHP is a beginner's language. I disagree. I think PHP is a fine language for just throwing something together... if you know what you'

> Some like to argue that PHP is a beginner's language. I disagree. I think PHP is a fine language for just throwing something together... if you know what you're doing. Otherwise it's just a recipe for SQL injection and XSS vulnerabilities. I could not agree with you more. Advising beginner programmers to use PHP is like handing out guns in a playground, someone is going to get hurt, and it will probably be the users.