My language is bigger than your language so nyah nyah

I'm afraid you seem to have been living in some kind of strange bubble.

You mention "no template engines" several times. Perhaps you think that if something isn't in the core language, that it doesn't exist? http://smarty.php.net is a template engine, but your comment shows you fail to appreciate what makes templating powerful. There are several template engines available from http://pear.php.net, and let's not forget http://phpsavant.com, a template engine which uses PHP as its primary force, because PHP *is* a template engine. This was its original purpose.

"functions name changing between minor version"

This is patently false. Please name one single function whose name has changed between minor versions. I have had absolutely no trouble writing 10s of portable programs that work with multiple PHP versions as well as multiple OS configurations and php.ini configurations, perhaps you simply need to do a minimal amount of research .

"you have to rewrite all database code just to use postgresql instead of mysql"

This is only true if you use the mysql_ or mysqli_ functions. If you use PDO (available by default since PHP 5.1), all you need to do is use cross-database SQL. However, this is impossible in many cases - and is the fault of database vendors, not PHP. If you want cross-database code, use something like http://pear.php.net/DB_DataObject, which works without modification on almost any database. http://pear.php.net/MDB2_Schema makes it possible to migrate your existing database over to a completely new database without any pain whatsoever.

"libs does not exists. Still not working with Apache2 thread model..."

libs does not exists??? Clearly you have some research to do. Not only does PHP have PEAR at http://pear.php.net, there are also several great third-party libs out there like PRADO, eZ Components, Solar - the list is humongous. Try googling "PHP Framework". It is true that Apache2 thread model does not always work with PHP, but the core of PHP is perfectly stable, the problem is third-party libraries in PHP extensions that are not thread-safe, something PHP has very little control over. However, this is the ONLY valid point in your entire comment .

"PHP is helpless about documentation of your code."

Ha! You put this gem in a comment on the blog of the author of phpDocumentor (http://www.phpdoc.org). This proves that your only contact with PHP has been version 3.0. A lot has changed since 1998, perhaps you might consider upgrading and doing *any* research before posting a comment here again, it would save me the trouble of debunking everything you type.