One of the big things that Ruby has going for it is the Rails framework which is the standard framework for Rails development.  PHP developers don't have it as easy when choosing a framework, because there hasn't been one framework that has taken the community by storm like Rails has.  I've personally tried a few of the frameworks out there and still have yet to decide which out of the ones I've tried I like best and if any framework suits  our current needs better than current homegrown methods.  I know that many other developers have contemplated this as well, so perhaps Jonathan Snook's thoughts can help shed some light on the issue.  If that doesn't narrow things down for you, then maybe I can complicate things by passing on the news that the Zend Framework Beta 0.9.0 has been released.

Caught this bit of news from the Zend Developer Zone.  If you're a PHP developer near San Francisco or San Jose Adobe is holding a usability survey where they'll show you some of what they're working on and you can provide some input.  Besides the benefit of possibly making things easier for those of us working with PHP/Flash sites and getting a peek at Adobe's latest stuff they're also giving out $150 for your time.  The direct link to the survey can be found here.