Broken record... If the question is php vs rails. You aren't comparing apples to apples. Rails is a framework and php is a language. If you are gonna use PHP w

Broken record... If the question is php vs rails. You aren't comparing apples to apples. Rails is a framework and php is a language. If you are gonna use PHP without a framework, you might consider using Rails to get your project done faster. This is assuming you have no experience with either language. I would argue for Ruby, despite its drawbacks. It will teach you to be a better programmer IMO. You might also consider Python, which I love and adore.