Development Software

PHP programming forum. Ask questions or help people concerning PHP code. Don't understand a function? Need help implementing a class? Don't understand a class? Here is where to ask. Remember to do your homework!

Moderator: General Moderators

Locked
signature16
Forum Newbie
Posts: 3
Joined: Wed May 17, 2006 9:29 pm

Development Software

Post by signature16 »

What do most people use to develop with PHP? I have been using Dreamweaver, but I am now looking at software like Zend Development Enviornement (ZDE).


I know ZDE and a lot of other PHP programs don't really have support for any CSS and HTML like Dreamweaver. Can somebody explain their workflow to me? Which programs do people use to develop PHP applications?
User avatar
Chris Corbyn
Breakbeat Nuttzer
Posts: 13098
Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2004 7:57 am
Location: Melbourne, Australia

Post by Chris Corbyn »

Things I always have installed so I can develop:

A locally running server
An editor with (good) syntax highlighting. Eclipse or Kate
Subversion

I've only recently started using Eclipse for PHP development and haven't poked around with its debugger and other IDE type features as yet. I also develop in Java (not servlets/JSP) these days but you don't need much to do that.

I tried Zend's IDE in the past and it's very nice but Eclipse is probably on-par if you get a suitable plugin. The only exception is that Eclipse is free and can support any number of languages.
User avatar
dibyendrah
Forum Contributor
Posts: 491
Joined: Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:14 am
Location: Nepal
Contact:

Post by dibyendrah »

d11wtq wrote:Things I always have installed so I can develop:

A locally running server
An editor with (good) syntax highlighting. Eclipse or Kate
Subversion

I've only recently started using Eclipse for PHP development and haven't poked around with its debugger and other IDE type features as yet. I also develop in Java (not servlets/JSP) these days but you don't need much to do that.

I tried Zend's IDE in the past and it's very nice but Eclipse is probably on-par if you get a suitable plugin. The only exception is that Eclipse is free and can support any number of languages.
I like to switch to eclipse as IDE for PHP. Does eclipse supports debugging, tracing, preview like Zend does ?
User avatar
evilchris2003
Forum Contributor
Posts: 106
Joined: Sun Nov 12, 2006 6:43 am
Location: Derby, UK

Post by evilchris2003 »

d11wtq wrote:Things I always have installed so I can develop:

I tried Zend's IDE in the past and it's very nice but Eclipse is probably on-par if you get a suitable plugin. The only exception is that Eclipse is free and can support any number of languages.
I have Eclipse installed from some Java programming in the past what plugin is needed for PHP?

I am currently using notepad to create my scripts its a bit hard on the eyes though
User avatar
aaronhall
DevNet Resident
Posts: 1040
Joined: Tue Aug 13, 2002 5:10 pm
Location: Back in Phoenix, missing the microbrews
Contact:

Post by aaronhall »

evilchris2003 wrote:I am currently using notepad to create my scripts its a bit hard on the eyes though
You should be able to download the runtime (http://download.eclipse.org/tools/php/d ... 0061026-M3)
User avatar
MrPotatoes
Forum Regular
Posts: 617
Joined: Wed May 24, 2006 6:42 am

Post by MrPotatoes »

i use Komodo and notepad++. if VS.NET had a good PHP compiler/debugger in it (or parser is fine) i'd use it. i'm not a fan of the one that is out there. i can't think of the name currently.

i also use WAMP now. i've installed apache/mysql/php in a shot but it's a pain in the ass so i just use WAMP because i can start it in one click. which i prefer.
User avatar
dibyendrah
Forum Contributor
Posts: 491
Joined: Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:14 am
Location: Nepal
Contact:

Post by dibyendrah »

MrPotatoes wrote:i use Komodo and notepad++. if VS.NET had a good PHP compiler/debugger in it (or parser is fine) i'd use it. i'm not a fan of the one that is out there. i can't think of the name currently.

i also use WAMP now. i've installed apache/mysql/php in a shot but it's a pain in the ass so i just use WAMP because i can start it in one click. which i prefer.
If you want to use visual studio as IDe for PHP, there's VS.php IDE Visual Studio 2005.
More info here :
http://www.jcxsoftware.com/vs.php
User avatar
RobertGonzalez
Site Administrator
Posts: 14293
Joined: Tue Sep 09, 2003 6:04 pm
Location: Fremont, CA, USA

Post by RobertGonzalez »

I have been a sworn user of Zend Studio for three years. Until about a week ago. I downloaded and began using PHPEclispe and I seriously doubt I will ever use Zend Studio again. Eclipse has everything a world class IDE should have, and it is free and very intuitive.
User avatar
Luke
The Ninja Space Mod
Posts: 6424
Joined: Fri Aug 05, 2005 1:53 pm
Location: Paradise, CA

Post by Luke »

User avatar
feyd
Neighborhood Spidermoddy
Posts: 31559
Joined: Mon Mar 29, 2004 3:24 pm
Location: Bothell, Washington, USA

Post by feyd »

Indeed we have my friend. Indeed we have....


Image
Locked