Getting Started with WinBinder

WinBinder is an open source extension for PHP which allows one to easily build native Windows applications.

1. To get started, first download the latest WinBinder 2010 snapshot from winbinder.org
2. Unzip the file in C:\Winbinder or another location
3. Navigate to C:\Winbinder\phpcode\examples\
4. Right click on any .phpw file
5. Select Open or Open with..., which should be the first item
6. If Windows asks, you want to Select program from a list
7. On the next window, click the browse button and browse to C:\Winbinder\binaries\php533
8. Add
   • php-win.exe to run Winbinder scripts.

   AND / OR

   • Winbinder console (php 5.3.3).bat to run Winbinder in a console window (suitable for development and debugging)
9. Make sure "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" is checked
10. Press OK
11. Now double click on Hello.phpw to ensure .phpw files were associated correctly.