PHPGeek Releases PHP User Interface Toolkit

The PHUI (PHP HTA User Interface) toolkit combines the ease of HTML/Javascript GUI's with the power and simplicity of PHP programming to provide a simple package for building stand-alone Windows applications.

(PRWEB) October 20, 2004 -- The PHP programming language has drawn large numbers of people into computer programming from basic web development. PHP enables them to build database-enabled web applications with ease through powerful libraries and an easy, forgiving language.

As these programmers develop their skills, the frequently want to take the safety net of PHP outside of the web and build desktop applications that don't require a web server.

In the past, this was difficult, requiring learning an entirely new way to build interfaces with widget toolkits like GTK. The alternative was DOS-style black windows with white text making using PHP as a language for desktop applications an unappealing prospect.

PHUI changes that. Now, using familiar tools: HTML, CSS, Javascript and PHP, developers can build regular Windows desktop applications.

Applications are launched using an HTA (HTML Application) container provided on Windows systems by Internet Explorer and processed by the the developer's choice of PHP scripts.

PHUI is provided under the liberal, open source PHP license, which allows users royalty-free distribution as part of their application, even for commercial applications.

A demo application is available for download at http://www.phpgeek.com.

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