[jrgnsd]

I like PHP. I've coded in it (and other languages) for more than 10 years. I love the ease of use and the flexibility it offers.

I must however add that, like a sibling comment, I think modern frameworks like Symfony 2 is the way forward for the language in a modern web stack.

[hadem]

I agree with you. Working with Symfony2 has dramatically changed how I work with PHP for the better. I know one of the major complaints people have with PHP is that developers often write poor code but it really doesn't have to be that way.