Nine years after, how much of this is still true about PHP?

Until a few days ago, I hadn't touched PHP for nearly 10 years. I was surprised to see so many new things. There is no doubt that its ecosystem is still massive and will continue to be so for decades ahead. What I am wondering though, is whether some of the old "ghosts" plaguing the language have been removed or replaced with something better.

Anyone experienced enough to comment on that?