Programmers/coders say that scripts are easy to do when you need something done fast, etc, because script coding compared to OS development is like a game for kids. If you're in a position when you have some good experience with PHP, let say a year of coding, you will know that learning it was one of the best things you could do. Although, it's not the most reliably and stabe type of coding, but it's the cheapest, the fastest to get something done, all hosts have PHP/MySQL installed, you can port the code to Windows or from Win to Linux or whatever you like - it's like a charm + It's easy to debug ready-to-go open-source packages and develop new features for them... so, no, I don't hate PHP, I adore it for what it is and the way it works
