I have to second how well frameworks like CodeIgniter can help developers progress into cleaner code. Those modern tools discourage tightly coupled PHP code and

I have to second how well frameworks like CodeIgniter can help developers progress into cleaner code. Those modern tools discourage tightly coupled PHP code and they feel almost like an entirely different language. If you find that you can't stand PHP, you might want to take another look at these-- you'll find the code a refreshing difference from traditional "raw PHP" websites that people hack together early when they're learning.