Currently building an online community. Should I go PHP or Java Route.?

PHP has obviously made a lot of head-way as a technology platform used to build online communities. Sites like wikipedia, ning.com use PHP heavilly. PHP based Drupal CMS has become popular across the world. I could not find a Java anolog for it. While i have extensive java skills, i am wondering if I should go the PHP route to save cost and time in the future, esp. when I can find pre-built PHP plug-ins for several community oriented modules.

Currently building an online community. Should I go PHP or Java Route.?
I would go the PHP route too. It is well tested, popular and most of all server-side. Server-side is always a plus, because you will be turning people away from the site that don't have Java installed or don't want to install something just to be on a site.
Reply:PHP is great for online communities - it was built for use on webservers, and it does its job very well. Of course, there is nothing stopping you having java components as well!
Reply:PHP the future?? I heard Java was the past and PHP was following into the same path.





Get all that done with Ruby or C#/ASP.Net





Be a man for a change.





Joe.
Reply:PHP, I say. You might as well learn the future instead of passing by in the past. See what I mean?
Reply:well it really depends on what you think but PHP would be better in the long run for all the resons you listed sure you might have to learn some new things but big sites do use them. On the other hand there is java but how far do you think they will go? Its your choice.