Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder1.news.weretis.net!feeder.erje.net!news-1.dfn.de!news.dfn.de!npeer.de.kpn-eurorings.net!npeer-ng0.de.kpn-eurorings.net!newsfeed.arcor.de!newsspool1.arcor-online.net!news.arcor.de.POSTED!not-for-mail Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Message-ID: <2254849.FRqVoOGUtd@PointedEars.de> From: Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn Reply-To: Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn Organization: PointedEars Software (PES) Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:02:51 +0100 User-Agent: KNode/4.4.11 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Subject: Re: PHP IDE Recommendations Newsgroups: comp.lang.php References: Followup-To: comp.lang.php MIME-Version: 1.0 Lines: 32 NNTP-Posting-Date: 10 Dec 2011 20:02:52 CET NNTP-Posting-Host: e0310e25.newsspool1.arcor-online.net X-Trace: DXC=CkD]kmjO=78^8FBo0_81f>ic==]BZ:af>4Fo<]lROoR1<`=YMgDjhg29oB1OC=45T@dMN77i@H1?a8\6bhfoi0 X-Complaints-To: usenet-abuse@arcor.de Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.php:4049 Jeff Gaines wrote: > I have been using NuSphere's PHPEdit and JetBrains' PHPStorm for php > development (hobby only, not commercial). I have also tried NetBeans > although that seems more oriented to Java. > > I use Windows 7 and wonder if people here can recommend any other IDE's to > try before I reach for my credit card. At the moment I prefer PHPStorm > because I have been able to get it working with my WAMP setup and it does > Java as well. I do want something that lets me step through code as I am > new to php. Eclipse PHP Development Tools. By contrast to Aptana Studio, which is based on Eclipse, that PHP editor actually does something useful beyond syntax- highlighting. For example, it auto-completes `array' with a list of array functions to select from, and its Outline view shows variable declarations, not just includes. And you can set *PHP* breakpoints. Eclipse was originally only a Java IDE, of course, so you can expect the best support for developing with Java from its JDT plugin as well. Aptana is good if you use its plugin to augment Eclipse, for example to provide PyDev and its Local Filesystem item in the Eclipse Project Explorer. PointedEars -- Danny Goodman's books are out of date and teach practices that are positively harmful for cross-browser scripting. -- Richard Cornford, cljs, (2004)