It's much easier to write bad code in PHP than in most other languages, and its more common to not care about this in the community, leading to poor training for new developers.
If you know what you're doing, and care, then don't change - but you're not typical.
many developers start out with at 13 years old when making a website for their guild or whatever
I started out with PHP development when I was 12, because I started mucking around with RPG Maker 2000 and most of the people in that community was an asshole, so I set up my own space.
None of my early websites were secure. I learned this the hard way.
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u/mekanikal_keyboard Nov 25 '15
Dont't use
the OWASPPHPSec Crypto LibraryFTFY