Why is php better for creating social media platforms than other languages?

Answer 1

Have many languages for creating social media platforms.
http://www.iamwire.com/2016/09/programming-languages-social-networks-one-choose/141179

Answer 2

Easy to learn , and probably all based servers support it?
There is also this article to read:
https://www.quora.com/What-programming-language-should-I-use-in-order-to-build-social-networking-websites-similar-to-Facebook-or-YouTube
- Facebook is written using PHP
- Twitter is on Ruby on Rails (Ruby)