---Open source: It is developed and maintained by a large group of PHP developers, this will helps in creating a support community, abundant extension library.
---Speed: It is relative fast since it uses much system resource.
---Easy to use: It uses C like syntax, so for those who are familiar with C, it’s very easy for them to pick up and it is very easy to create website scripts.
---Stable: Since it is maintained by many developers, so when bugs are found, it can be quickly fixed.
---Powerful library support: You can easily find functional modules you need such as PDF, Graph etc.
---Built-in database connection modules: You can connect to database easily using PHP, since many websites are data/content driven, so we will use database frequently, this will largely reduce the development time of web apps.
---Can be run on many platforms, including Windows, Linux and Mac, it’s easy for users to find hosting service providers.