I wanted to suggest that the php language should evolve past its perl roots.  It throws in a little object orientation but not nearly enough to make php the prime choice for large apps.  For one thing the "." operator should not be the concatination operator.  Perl is an outdated language and all its roots should be torn out.  I agree that it will take some time for this change to go into effect but PHP should resemble the C syntax that most modern languages are based upon.  I think it should come to more closly resemple Java but still maintain the ability to have a structured programming style for the "quick hacks" rather than a total OOP standard. This way the more traditional programmers will not be too offended.