The best (free) PHP IDE..
Update (Mar. 5/07): Eventually you would need some type of version control and I just saw an Eclipse Plugin for SVN.
I’ve been a long time fan of simple development environments. Give me EditPlus with syntax highlighting and I’m good to go. I’ve always known about TM (Target Management) or better known around here at Remote Systems Explorer. As the name says, the plug-in lets you work with remote systems from within Eclipse. So no matter were I am, I can connect to my server (through SSH, FTP, etc.) and work remotely. I can even launch a shell from within Eclipse! The TM group hasn’t released 1.0 yet, but it should be there within a couple weeks.
Along the same lines, a couple weeks ago I got exposed to the PHP IDE project. This is another Eclipse project in the works, being sponsored mainly by Zend with support from IBM and others. Their in version 0.7 right now, and expect to release version 1.0 sometime near the end of the year. The plug-in is stable, but I’ve noticed small problems ranging from automatic formatting issues to context assist errors. Aside from the small problems, this plug-in is amazing — The syntax highlighting is great, there is automatic publishing and an integrated debugger in the works.
With RSE + PHP IDE almost at 1.0, I have a feeling Eclipse will soon be my development environment of choice — If only Eclipse loaded as fast as EditPlus. Here are some screen shots of Eclipse + TM + PHP IDE. Click the image to see a large shot.
February 3rd, 2007 at 10:35 pm
i am new to the php environment in eclipse and i am just having trouble getting the “Remote S…” panel to show up. I don’t know if it is remote server or site. When i go to add a site it will only let me add local sites. I can do the synchronization part but i don’t like that i want to just be able to see the tree and setup like you have it. I have the web and php parts installed. Your help is appreciated
February 3rd, 2007 at 10:48 pm
I think i found it, eclipse really is awesome. I just love how it is so intuitive when you are coding. I’m used to dreamweaver and it sucks at stuff like that. Eclipse is very similar to visual studio which is awesome
August 21st, 2007 at 5:51 pm
You know, as good as Eclipse PHP is, I always seem to find myself back using EditPlus.
Really, what do I need a full Java based IDE when I got the king. It’s a free trial, give it a shot..
September 5th, 2007 at 10:25 am
What about htmlkit? with its php plugins it can be a really free php ide, with preview in a internal browser, very fast
October 16th, 2007 at 8:20 am
Yea, it’s a big ass java IDE. Sometimes handy offcourse, but for quick editing i use the free PsPad (http://www.pspad.com). It also includes ftp so editing direct on your FTP server is really handy.. also has a lot of conversion tools to help. And of course there is VIM ;)
August 26th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
gracias
September 17th, 2008 at 8:09 am
There are plenty of freeware editors for PHP. I like Komodo IDE, Context Editor and the best one is Notepad++. You can find a very nice PHP editors collection in this site free-php-editor.com
September 29th, 2008 at 6:29 am
superb!!!
December 28th, 2008 at 5:45 am
See also Codelobster PHP Edition – new free PHP IDE with support Drupal CMS and Smarty
http://www.codelobster.com
July 18th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Pretty good posting. thanks put this information out there. Just downloaded the IDE and it is fantastic
October 5th, 2009 at 1:45 am
what you think regarding netbeans, Open komodo Editor? they are quite good