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Open-source PHP/XUL application for Desktop Applications development With PHP – SiteFusion

Pro Staff 16 years ago 2 min read

SiteFusion is an open source and server-based development platform where a XUL client runs code written with PHP.

The application runs on a server generating JavaScript commands but looks and behaves like native desktop applications.

The output is platform-independent and can access the client filesystem, run programs, play sounds ,etc.

Platform-independent applications
OS-native look and feel
Writing applications in pure object-oriented PHP
No traditional browser security restrictions: access the client filesystem and run programs
It’s Fast!
API that offers the full set of possibilities that XUL and PHP entail
Aimed at quick, efficient programming by minimizing the amount of code needed
Client connecting through a regular webserver, no additional configuration required
Thin, update-free XUL client
XULCustomTree, the adapted tree class that unlocks all features of the Mozilla tree view including sorting, drag & drop and editable cells. Also supports sparse trees, allowing efficient presentation and operation of trees of over 10000 nodes.
Continuous processes on the server side governed by a daemon
Two-way real-time ZLib compressed communication
No exposure of application logic and code
Possibility to easily integrate all kinds of XPCOM platform-dependent binary components into the client and operate them from the server
Silently pushing these client extensions from the server, without user interaction. This enables the client to effectively transform into any form required by the application.
Jobs, cronjob-like timed execution of a PHP script and mailing of the output to a specified address
Services, separate processes facilitating certain features to other processes