Remember that project that started a while back to create GUI applications with PHP code? Well, PHP-GTK has come a long way since that small project, and there have been several articles written to help you work with it, but none of them were quite as popular as this one from DevArticles.

Revisited: Building Cross Platform GUI Apps With PHP-GTK starts you at the very beginning, telling you all about what PHP-GTK is and how you can get in on the action, with installation tips and a few sample scripts. They wrap it all up with a database app that grabs information based on a login you provide.

The PHP-GTK software has really come a long way since they started the project. Unfortunately, it seems like it hasn't been quite as adopted as it should be. You'd think that something that allowed you to not only make GUI applications for your machine, but also use your favorite language would do great - but it's still just a little complicated to work with. It almost needs a good class to help you create buttons and input areas so that you don't have to worry about all of those widgets.