main.js

const electron = require('electron');
const path = require('path');

const BrowserWindow = electron.BrowserWindow;
const app = electron.app;

app.on('ready', () => {
  createWindow();
});

var phpServer = require('node-php-server');
const port = 8900, host = '127.0.0.1';
const serverUrl = `http://${host}:${port}`;


let mainWindow;

function createWindow() {
  // Create a PHP Server
  phpServer.createServer({
    port: port,
    hostname: host,
    base: `${__dirname}\\web\\public`,
    keepalive: false,
    open: false,
    bin: `${__dirname}\\php\\php.exe`,
    router: __dirname + '\\web\\server.php'
  });

  // Create the browser window.
  const {
    width,
    height
  } = electron.screen.getPrimaryDisplay().workAreaSize
  mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
    width: width,
    height: height,
    show: false,
    autoHideMenuBar: true,
    title: 'EFL Inventory System',
    center: true
  });

  mainWindow.loadURL(serverUrl);

  mainWindow.webContents.once('dom-ready', function () {
    mainWindow.show()
    mainWindow.maximize();
    // mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools();
  });

  

  // Emitted when the window is closed.
  mainWindow.on('closed', function () {
    phpServer.close();
    mainWindow = null;
  })
}

// This method will be called when Electron has finished
// initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
// Some APIs can only be used after this event occurs.
//app.on('ready', createWindow) // <== this is extra so commented, enabling this can show 2 windows..

// 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') {
    // PHP SERVER QUIT
    phpServer.close();
    app.quit();
  }
})

app.on('activate', function () {
  // On OS X it's common to re-create a window in the app when the
  // dock icon is clicked and there are no other windows open.
  if (mainWindow === null) {
    createWindow();
  }
});