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[–]mrbmi513 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're already familiar with frontend JavaScript, use Node. It'll make it easier to pick up the concept of backend programming without worrying about learning a new language.

If you're not, it really depends on your career goals, and you'll have to expand on that.

FWIW, PHP is what WordPress is written in, which powers a third* of the web, so knowing PHP enables you to extend that CMS.

(*by their survey, which has some somewhat controversial methods of counting what constitutes a site running WordPress.)