main.js

'use strict';
const electron = require('electron');
const app = electron.app;  // Module to control application life.
const BrowserWindow = electron.BrowserWindow;  // Module to create native browser window.

// php ruleZ
var path = require("path");
var php = require("gulp-connect-php");
php.server({
    port: 8088,
    base: path.resolve(__dirname) + '/project/web',
    // this is now pointing to a possible local installation of php, that is best for portability
    // feel free to change with a system-wide installed php, that is dirty & working, but less portable
    bin: path.resolve(__dirname) + "/php/bin/php"
});


// Keep a global reference of the window object, if you don't, the window will
// be closed automatically when the JavaScript object is garbage collected.
let mainWindow;

// Quit when all windows are closed.
app.on('window-all-closed', function () {
  // On OS X it is common for applications and their menu bar
  // to stay active until the user quits explicitly with Cmd + Q
  if (process.platform != 'darwin') {
    app.quit();
  }
});

// This method will be called when Electron has finished
// initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
app.on('ready', function() {
  // Create the browser window.
  mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({width: 900, height: 600});

  // and load the app's front controller. Feel free to change with app_dev.php
  mainWindow.loadURL("http://127.0.0.1:8088/app_dev.php");

  // Uncomment to open the DevTools.
  //mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools();

  // Emitted when the window is closed.
  mainWindow.on('closed', function () {
    // Dereference the window object, usually you would store windows
    // in an array if your app supports multi windows, this is the time
    // when you should delete the corresponding element.
    mainWindow = null;
  });
});