IS there an alternative for PHP?

I have been trying to learn PHP as per our syllabus. But the teaching skills of our lecturer put me off that language.
Are there any other alternatives for PHP I can learn on my own?

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Originally Posted by Shana

I have been trying to learn PHP as per our syllabus. But the teaching skills of our lecturer put me off that language.
Are there any other alternatives for PHP I can learn on my own?

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In the decade and a half since its creation, Perl has been expanded by means of modules, pieces of somtimes-complex functionality that can be plugged into the language to adapt it to various specialized purposes.