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Best IDE for PHP

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Okay, first of all, I'm not talking about PHP editors, so anyone who wants to say Notepad, or phpEdit...please don't :P . The reason I'm posting this is because I thought there was only one true IDE for PHP, and that was the Zend Studio. But today, I came accross ActiveState's Komodo. Does it do the same thing as Zend? Can I just hit a button and watch my code get interpreted? Are there any free/open source ones? What I'm looking for:

+PHP syntax highlighting
+Code completion
+Debugger (preferably with running variable values)
+Built in interpreter that generates me a displayable page I can preview in IE

Thanks!
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VS.Php by Jcx.Software is fairly nice.. although I don't remember it having a runtime debugger. It still has some bugs, but works well. It's a add-in for Visual Studio .Net so the IDE itself isn't free, but if someone has it already, it's quite nice to continue working in VS.Net..
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Zend Studio
PHPEd by NuSphere
Komodo by Activestate
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Do PHPEd and Komodo have run-time debuggers?
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Just took a look at PHPEd, looks nicer than Zend...I'l try the trial version.
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evilmonkey wrote:Do PHPEd and Komodo have run-time debuggers?
Komodo does.
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Re: Best IDE for PHP

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evilmonkey wrote:only one true IDE for PHP, and that was the Zend Studio. What I'm looking for:

+PHP syntax highlighting
+Code completion
+Debugger (preferably with running variable values)
+Built in interpreter that generates me a displayable page I can preview in IE
Well, you forgot about PHPEd http://www.nusphere.com. It does everything you mentioned.
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I am a long time Zend user (since the 2.5 days), so I am biased. But I really do like Zend. There are so many features that Zend has, and a lot of the little things that just make coding so much easier that I miss when trying other editors. The big features (syntax highlighting, code completion, debugger, built in interpreter) are common place these days. For me, Zend has a lot going for it in the smaller features that are still big.

Being cross platform is a big plus. I can take my tools with me where ever I go, whether it's on Windows, Linux, or Mac.
Being able to set the keymaps quickly and easily. I hate going from PC to Mac's because the key mapping is different. CTRL+C/V doesnt' do what I expect on Mac, but with a simply selection of an option, Zend works the same way on whatever platform I use.
Being able to duplicate code sections without overwriting the clipboard is useful, and being able to quickly delete a line is also a nice touch.
Zend also has a non-intrusive interface. A toolbar that is small, but feature filled. Also, hitting ESC moves me from debugging mode to code editing mode (well, that's what I call it, hitting ESC closes all the extra panels that I use when debuggin).
Also, FTP and CVS support is a must.
Code Analyzer is a nice touch as well.
Besides, I got a cool mug, a Zend scarf, and supposedly a t-shirt is on the way, haha. =)
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jason wrote:I got a cool mug, a Zend scarf, and supposedly a t-shirt is on the way, haha. =)
That right there made me go for zend I mean.. A SCARF!!!
I'm getting a zend right now
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I prefer PHPED

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from all IDEs. Why?
+PHP syntax highlighting
Yes, it does it.
+Code completion
Definitely has. For functions, methods, classes, global and local variables, standard functions, standard classes, standard variables. And user-defined, too.
+Debugger (preferably with running variable values)
PHPED uses DBG - the first and by far (as to me) the best out there.
+Built in interpreter that generates me a displayable page I can preview in IE
PHPED has an embedded browser.

Their home page http://www.nusphere.com
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Re: Best IDE for PHP

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evilmonkey wrote: Are there any free/open source ones?
You should look at http://sourceforge.net/projects/devphp/ maybe this is something ... Not sure about debugger.
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After all this, I decided to stick with Zend. While it is quite an expensive option, it is that for a reason. It's truly the best IDE for PHP out there.
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Post by bling »

Does anybody have a pricelist of these?
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phpeclipse : free.
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