Hi,:)

I would like to know what are the advantages of using PHP-GTK to create widgets instead of using other languages such as Java or .net?

Are there any references on the web that describe the power of using PHP-GTK?

Regards,
Manar

If you already know PHP
If you already have a huge collection of PHP libraries
If you already have an existing web application

And,
If you need to port the web application to a desktop application
If you need to do something realtime
If you need to interface to some hardware devices (e.g. point-of-sales system - barcode scanner, receipt printer, etc.)

Then you will find PHP-GTK2 an ideal candidate for you.

- you can use the same PHP libraries for both your web and php-gtk apps.
- you will be using the PHP that you're already so familiar with.
- porting a PHP web-based application to php-gtk is relatively easy, as you only need to change the frontend, while essentially preserving the entire backend.
- you can easily interface to any standard hardware devices

And here are some other advantages:
- it's cross-platform
- it's very stable for commercial deployment (even the alpha version is extremely stable.)
- it consumes very little resource (you can run php-gtk on a very slow and old machine).

Regards,
/kksou