Build Cross-Platform Windowed Apps with PHP

Here's how the window looks before:

...and after I click the connect button:

As you can see, the GtkLabel and GtkEntry objects are hidden, and the new label is displayed inside of out GtkVBox object.

Conclusion

In this article we've covered everything you need to know to start creating cross platform GUI applications with PHP and the PHP-GTK library. We've seen how to download and install PHP-GTK, as well as several ways to create simple apps with it.

Of course PHP-GTK contains heaps of other functionality and widgets, so make sure you check out the links below if you're after more information on PHP-GTK. You can also download the support material for this article using the link shown below.

• The PHP-GTK Manual
• Sourceforge, the world's largest open source development site.
• This article's support materials.