How come the most popular CMSs are in PHP?
WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal are all in PHP. These are also by far the most widely used CMSs out there. CMSs in other languages (Plon in Python, Hippo in Java, Radiant in Ruby) only have a small fraction of that popularity. This gap is not as dramatic when it comes to other tools of web development, like frameworks. Is there a particular reason for this?
How come the most popular CMSs are in PHP?
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WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal are all in PHP. These are also by far the most widely used CMSs out there. CMSs in other languages (Plon in Python, Hippo in Java, Radiant in Ruby) only have a small fraction of that popularity. This gap is not as dramatic when it comes to other tools of web development, like frameworks. Is there a particular reason for this?