I have been reading some of the posts here, but haven't really seen the answers to my questions directly. I am a web developer and need to integrate some of my web applications to some sort of desktop application. For example, say a business has some kind of booking, it needs to be available offline (desktop in office/stores) and online, with the master database offline. What I would like to know is the best way in doing something like this and different options. If I can use web technology like PHP/MySQL and then use something like WinBinder to be able to handle all the work, then great, but from my research, I get the impression this is not a great approach. PHP/MySQL is what I mainly use for backend development, however know some other languages, just haven't mastered them yet.
Can you guys suggest some methods of acheiving what I need and what languages, etc are the best? Can I stick with web technologies, but create simple install packages so clients can install the application easily?
Thanks in advance for your help.