In a new post to his site, Najaf Ali has a tongue-in-cheek article about "why PHP is better than Ruby", a sarcastic look at the differences between the two languages with one winning out as a favorite.
PHP is better than ruby. There, I said it. In this article I'm going to show you why, and probably upset some twenty-something, flip-flop clad, mac-using hippie fanboys in the process.
He lists a few differences between the two languages - objects in Ruby, syntax and readability, object handling in PHP and Ruby's ability to redefine any classes - even core ones. Here's a hint for reading this article though - don't take it too seriously, it's in good fun.