RE: https://cosocial.ca/@mhoye/117485038738893225

Apart from the easy syntax, one big thing with PHP is that its per-request model feels correct for web work, and many other available web languages get this wrong, allowing state to bleed between requests, cause crashes, etc.

The "copy some files" deployment model is also big for people who want to put something on the web but wouldn't know where to start with git. A lot of people on here think such people shouldn't be allowed to have websites, but there are plenty of them.