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I want to know whether it is possible to develop desktop applications using the PHP language. In my case, I have never developed one with it.

If it possible, please give me referral link or detailed understanding of where i can improve my skills.

Thanks.

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Have a look at PHP Desktop that embeds php web-server and IE engine turning php scripts into native application. – Czarek Tomczak Jan 13 at 4:13

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PHP-GTK is an extension for the PHP programming language that implements language bindings for GTK+. It provides an object-oriented interface to GTK+ classes and functions and greatly simplifies writing client-side cross-platform GUI applications.

http://gtk.php.net/about.php

GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK+ is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites.

http://www.gtk.org/

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Please elaborate further. A naked link isn't a very good answer. – jhocking Jun 20 '11 at 11:40
The reason I left the link is because the content behind the link explains itself much better than I ever could. – Anonymous Jun 20 '11 at 12:10
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Links can go stale, so we want the info (at least an explanation of what's at the link) actually on this site. – jhocking Jun 20 '11 at 12:18
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That link is often referred to, but has anyone heard of one app made with php-gtk? Just one? Even a bad one? I mean even their own list of application (gtk.php.net/apps) is totally and utterly empty. I don't mean to say php-gtk is a stalled, or unuseful project (never used it). But I'd wager it doesn't have very good support, and not much community help. – Xananax Jun 20 '11 at 17:23
I think using something such as air or appcelerator titanium fits the bill better (although I haven't tried it yet either). – Xananax Jun 20 '11 at 17:24
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