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Development Software

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:08 am
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?

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:02 am
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.

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:19 am
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 ?

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:13 am
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

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:19 am
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)

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:01 am
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.

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:12 am
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

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:02 am
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.

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:28 am
by Luke

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:03 pm
by feyd
Indeed we have my friend. Indeed we have....


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