I’ve tried asp.net and jsp…and the programming language was powerful enough to create both desktop and Windows apps.
Butwhat can I possibly do with php other than creating web applications? Does it have some kind of runtime or framework?
Thanks
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Powerful is an unfortunate word. It’s about focus, not power. PHP is not very well suited for desktop applications. In part because of weak library support (Though some exists), and in part because of its memory management model. It can be used for jobs outside the web world though; It’s often used as a general scripting language, as well as various background tasks.