it_waaznt_me said:
Hey Tuxfan .. Php is a scripting language .. ie server side scripting language .. If you remove the server itself how will it work ? ..
You wont use a Apache to host your accounting package wont you ..
Of course I know that. But when PCQL can have phpBB on its machines, why can it not have other PHP applications? Just a thought.
Alternatively, what if there is an intranet and the package is at the server with data entry being done from nods? How's that? Fairly possible with PHP? All that the nods require is a browser. In that case, we don't even need php-gtk. (Thank you kalpik for mentioning about php-gtk).
Deep said:
hmm i think using for non-web aplications is not a good idea because for that VB is much bettter...
Of course, VB is a far better alternative and even in my nightmares I will not think about making an accounting package in PHP
But I didn't intend to find the best alternative for a particular job.
The question is about the possibilities with PHP and about PHP's capacity.
Is it possible to make good enough non-web applications with PHP?
I am not even a newbie when it comes to PHP. I want to know more about it and hence this question. Don't make fun of me