This is a good project, it opens the desktop platform to PHP developers.
I am no fan of PHP myself and for this kind of requirement I would use node-webkit which provides seamless integration of the webview and host JS (node.js)
But the most important thing here is that it opens the doors to desktop programming to PHP devs and therefore we may see more useful apps for the desktop being developed, previously some PHP devs may have had some interesting concepts for the desktop but they weren't able to make them happen due to their lack of skills or time to learn GUI programming.
I am no fan of PHP myself and for this kind of requirement I would use node-webkit which provides seamless integration of the webview and host JS (node.js)
But the most important thing here is that it opens the doors to desktop programming to PHP devs and therefore we may see more useful apps for the desktop being developed, previously some PHP devs may have had some interesting concepts for the desktop but they weren't able to make them happen due to their lack of skills or time to learn GUI programming.