[KnightWhoSaysNi]

To use WSGI (which is what most people would use instead of mod_python) you have to write some lines in your server configuration plus a script that loads your framework of choice.

Compare that to getting CodeIgniter up and running: SFTP the files into the server, and you're up. No server configuration needed.

One could argue that this is not a feature of PHP itself, but that doesn't change the fact that "normal" PHP solutions are simply faster to get up and running.

[encoderer]

(Read my tone here is debatish and not di^kish plz)

In what circumstances does the fact that a Hello World can be setup in 5 mins versus 10 actually matter?

We spend thousands of hours developing software.

Five mins versus 10 is truly moot.

Besides, you're going to get into httpd.conf to configure a vhost before long -- mod_php or mod_wsgi -- so it's not as if it's a hands-off experience with PHP.