There's no doubt about the popularity of PHP. It seems that most new developers go straight from HTML to PHP. I don't know, maybe they skip the HTML and go straight to PHP!
I think it's great that PHP has become so popular. It enables developers to create advanced functionality for their websites without having to build a mammoth Windows-style standalone application.
A similar (but often overlooked) technology is ColdFusion. ColdFusion is an advanced web programming environment that enables you to create advanced websites quickly and efficiently. Many ColdFusion developers argue that ColdFusion is easier to use than PHP, while allowing developers to do just as much, or even more than PHP.
ColdFusion has many benefits, but a key benefit is it's integration with other Adobe technologies such as Flash and PDF. If you're familiar with Adobe products I definitely recommend that you learn ColdFusion (if you haven't already done so!). You'll then see how easy it is to build advanced, database driven, websites.
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