I don't even know why I am having this discussion:
To me the concept of a fun programming language does not make sense. Programming languages, frameworks, etc are tools and they suited for certain task. If you use the right tool for the right task programming is fun. PHP, however, is not the most productive tools for any (reasonably complex) task. This is just a fact. If you want to challenge that fact, give a concrete counter-example.
However, like I said before you can still be productive in PHP. I am still doing occasional programming in PHP and I don't hate it. I just wouldn't use it for a new project.
To me the concept of a fun programming language does not make sense. Programming languages, frameworks, etc are tools and they suited for certain task. If you use the right tool for the right task programming is fun. PHP, however, is not the most productive tools for any (reasonably complex) task. This is just a fact. If you want to challenge that fact, give a concrete counter-example.
However, like I said before you can still be productive in PHP. I am still doing occasional programming in PHP and I don't hate it. I just wouldn't use it for a new project.