Does anyone use Waterproof's PHPEdit?

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Jack.Straw
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Does anyone use Waterproof's PHPEdit?

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I've been using Waterproof's PHPEdit for a little while now. Besides it being a little 'heavy', i like it... but this is coming from someone who previously used notepad for everything and has no experience with any other editors.

Anyway, i'd like to be able to automatically upload the current working file to my server every time the document is saved OR with the use of a hot-key. Does anyone know if this is possible with PHPEdit? If not, can you recommend a good code editor that has such a feature? I currently use an separate FTP program, which becomes quite tedious.

I see an 'eZpublish' in PHPEdit that uses a 'SOAP' connection. I don't really know what 'SOAP' is or if i can use it with my server. I also see an 'FTP Explorer' in PHPEdit, but that seems to require more effort (unless there is another way?) than using an external FTP program.

Thanks for any advice you can offer! Also, if recommending a different code editor: syntax highlighting and a 'code beautifier' are a must! :wink:

-Jack
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SOAP is merely a set of standards for XML based data accessing, a bit like RSS if you will.
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Post by Charles256 »

if you got the cash, zend studio professional for the win. It's simply the best PHP editor I've ever used, period.
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I would recommend eclipse with the eclipse php extension added.

Its all I use now.

Its free
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Post by RobertGonzalez »

Eclipse with the PHPEclispe plugin blows Zend studio out of the water. And it is free.

There is a thread discussing favorite PHP editors that you should read through when you get time. It is very good.

To answer your question more directly, I have used PHPEdit. Personally, I didn't like it and went with Zend Studio. I was a diehard Zend Studio supporter until I began using Eclipse a few months ago. Now the only other editors I use are Notepad++ (for fast editing) or PSPad (for code editing that requires spaces instead of tabs).
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Post by Jack.Straw »

Awesome, thanks for the advice!
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