[stanmancan]

As a gross oversimplification, I would say that the vast majority of languages share the same core functionality, then there's a little sliver that sets them apart from others and makes them unique. I would probably say that what sets PHP apart is it's easy. It's easy to install, use, develop with it, deploy, find hosts that support it, and get help from the community.

It's a decent language and with frameworks like Laravel you can quickly build reliable CRUD apps, which is the vast majority of websites and development.