[ytdtty]

> In what alternative universe is PHP a bad tool?

In the same universe where munging together logic and display code, or model and view code, is a bad idea. It's the same problem as using classic .ASP, except people are smart enough to not get all indignant when people point out how bad .asp was.

> It is one of the easiest to get started with

That's nothing special. It's trivial to get started with dozens of web frameworks.

> most documented

Most frameworks and languages are well documented. It's like you're bragging that you have the most well-vacuumed car seats, at a car rally.

> best supported

Again, this is nothing special. Most frameworks have IRC channels and mailing lists.

> for 90% of the things you see on the internet today.

90% of the things on the internet are so simple that you could easily use PHP for them, like blogs, simple forums, mostly static sites, etc. That doesn't necessarily make PHP a good tool. It just shows how you can easily do trivial tasks with mediocre tools.