Which is the best PHP IDE available?

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IDE is the best available in market.
There are lots of products available.
I would prefer one with a good help guide because i am new to this.
#programming #ide #php
  • Take a look at NuSphere PhpED
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  • Theres komodo edit, php designer and even delphi4php
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    • phpDesigner is really good.

      I have used it for years and it always delivers.

      There is a new version just out with a great price.

      cheers
      Tony
  • There's also PHPEdit available on phpedit.com from WaterProof
  • Both NuSphere PhpEd and Zend Studio are excellent, if a little pricey for beginners. I use Eclipse with the PHP plugin, and although it's a bit of a memory hog it works well.
  • I'm supprised Zend Studio isn't the most popular one, which is made by the company who maked PHP. I believe it is the only, or maybe one of the few, tools to support real debugging of PHP files. (Rather than just watching it blow up on the server.)
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    • Zend is, and has been since 1997, an important contributor to the development of PHP having developed the Zend scripting engine which is part of the PHP core. They don't make PHP though. It was originally written by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994. The PHP Development Group now looks after that.

      There are probably 5 or 6 IDEs that have debug support. I've always leaned toward Dreamweaver because it is WYSIWYG but I also use Nusphere phpEd as it's a bit easier/better for debugging (though Dreamweaver also has debugging support).
  • I like Zend Studio the software from Zend.
  • If you're familiar with M$ products, try VS.php from jcxsoftware.
  • Try Aptana Studio - opensource, free, very powerful and extendable via plugins. It's just all-in-one suite for every webmaster. Recommend it
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  • I would say that Zend Studio is the de-facto standard among top-end professional PHP developers.

    phpDesigner is very nice, though, at a fraction of the price.
  • I'm using Ultraedit together with it's SCP/FTP upload feature.
    It is not a full featured IDE but it can highlight code, complete functions and variables + the ftp upload features makes it possible to change the website on the fly.
  • I use Zend Studio for large projects and Notepad++ for smaller stuff. NP++ has an FTP plugin.
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    • Zend Studio is still the king, although some of the stuff it can do that the others can't is pretty niche. For example - not many people need detailed profile tracing. If you don't even know what profile tracing is, you probably don't need it. I have gone through the Zend Studio class, and it's got quite a lot of power, but it's overwhelming. I've watched people get lost in it, because they just want a basic editor or basic project tool. Zend Studio will have a big learning curve. I think there's a 30 day trial.

      Personally, I like NetBeans a lot. It's not *quite* as polished as Zend Studio, but I actually like the interface a little better. Seems a little faster in some cases too.

      NetBeans is free, which is the other reason I like it a lot, especially for beginners. Someone else here recommended Aptana, which is not a bad choice either (and is free).

      I heard a rumor that the next version of Visual Studio (2010?) is supposed to have PHP support in it, but I've not seen that confirmed (or denied) yet.
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  • I've used Delphi for PHP ... it's visual form designer built right in to the IDE is great and it's Integrated debugger isn't bad either
  • I think I tried them all and ended up using ActiveState Komodo.
    It's great for step by step debugging.

    Gleb
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