On pasta and vinegar, Nicolas Nova's blog today, there's this interesting little post about a project using PHP for something you wouldn't quite think - creation of a MMORPG.

A good step towards easier video-game authoring tool: phpMMORPG: It's a Web interface that can be used to create an MMORPG with a back-end which permits users of the interface to create their own games. It features real-time chat, a map editor, a template system, a quest box, PVP, PVE, a loot system, and other functions. Except for the use of "marquee", it uses 100% XHTML 1.0.

The project's only been around since the end of May, but it already shows some promise.

For any questions, you'd better contact the author, a 20 years old french guy using this form. Support his work, it's of great interest for the community!