I know that you can control an MMC snap-in using the MMC 2.0 Automation Object Model. I have not researched its capabilities, but I know that it is used with any of the .NET languages, (Visual C#, VB etc.)
I would like to know if there is any method that can control an MMC snap-in using a scripting language such as PHP, Python or Perl. I specifically would like to know if there is a method that will work with PHP, since the tool I'm building is written in PHP.
In relation to this is my next question. Does anyone know of a library/tool/extension for PHP or any other scripting language that can be used to control and automation Windows' GUI interface control? I ask the MMC question first and separately since I know that the MMC has different issues that prevent some automation tools from working with it. If there is a GUI automation tool that works with a scripting language that works with the MMC, that would be appreciated.
You can get any .NET object you want into PHP with the DOTNET class. This should give you access to whatever you need to do with the MMC.
I'm not entirely sure what you are asking with regards to the Windows GUI, but I shall provide you with a link to WinBinder anyway, in case that helps.