PHP would be easier. Its also C-like. But it takes less of a learning curve to move into webdevelopment with because its basically designed primarily for webdevelopment. Plus they have good documentation at PHP.NET
See http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/22742/is-there-anyone-who-has-used-python-ruby-and-php-for-a-long-time-and-still-prefe/22784#22784Is there anyone who has used Python/Ruby and PHP for a long time and still prefer PHP?