Re:PHP: a fractal of bad design (2012)
by DoubleMalt on Saturday June 07, 2014 @07:02AM
(#7861805)
There is one major reason why PHP is so popular:
The step from HTML only to a slightly enhanced webpage with dynamic elements is easier than with any other language (JS included).
Combine that with the simplicity of mod_apache (that is available on almost every web host) and it is the easiest way into programming.
Create a mod_[ruby|python] that just evaluates ERB/Jinja templates and is as simple to integrate into apache and you might be able to do something good.
The step from HTML only to a slightly enhanced webpage with dynamic elements is easier than with any other language (JS included).
Combine that with the simplicity of mod_apache (that is available on almost every web host) and it is the easiest way into programming.
Create a mod_[ruby|python] that just evaluates ERB/Jinja templates and is as simple to integrate into apache and you might be able to do something good.