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be successful in developing PHP sites, it is essential to have a good
development environment. When producing web sites it is generally
essential to edit HTML, CSS and JavaScript files. A usable IDE should
supply all those file types offering a complete set of tools for
effective development.
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As cited on fromdev.com, here are eight most popular PHP IDEs -
1. Codelobster PHP Edition – The CodeLobster PHP maintains Windows platform. The Plug-ins are not free but the registration is absolutely free. The CodeLobster enables installation of the debugger instantaneously. For knowing about how you can configure the debugger, you can visit the official site. You can deploy projects on your local web server or remote server by FTP. The plug-ins permit operating with famous CMS and Frameworks: Facebook, CakePHP, Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, Smarty, JQuery, Symfony, CodeIgniter, Yii.
2. Eclipse PDT – It is designed to permit developers to select language, platform, and vendor environment. It has a wide range of plug-ins, tools, and examples. It is a program that makes it available for constructing, integrating, and using software tools. It is supported by operating systems: Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. The installation comes with all essential tools to elaborate on PHP.
3. Komodo ActiveState – This is a PHP IDE to be used as an international language development environment and supply Ruby, Perl, and Tcl Python. You can install this by using Smarty and Zend PHP frameworks. It is supported by operating systems: Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. It enables you to start CGI Environment Simulation and construct web server holodeck.
4.PhpStorm – This offers qualitative and rich facilities for PHP code editing that include highlighting, conformation of code formatting, fast error checking, intensive code autocomplete. This editor is compatible with PHPDoc in your code and offers appropriate code ending based on proprietary, device and var annotations. It also reviews PHPDocs for keeping them updated. It is supported by Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.
5.NuSphere PhpED – This operates on Windows environment. You can use this IDE with OS MAC or Linux via Wine emulator. It is supported by operating systems: Windows 2000, XP, 2003, 2008, Vista, Windows7. IDE PhpED offers customers with a host of tools and features useful for elaboration on PHP.
6.Zend Studio – This is among the most comprehensive PHP IDE available and has powerful PHP and Javascript debugging, team collaboration and remote server tools. It is among the highest priced PHP IDEs, although it has a free version, which does not offer great features.
7.NetBeans IDE(Free) –The elaboration of NetBeans IDE is done by independent NetBeans community and NetBeans Org Company. The program permits editing many files at once by dividing screen into several parts. For doing it, you must open two files and drag a marker of any file to the bottom of the screen. After this, you will find a red framework in text box in the lower part of screen. It is supported by operating systems like Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.
8. Aptana Studio PHP Editor(Free) – This has been developed by Aptana Inc. It is a leading open-source HTML editor and most people do not know that it also comes with a PHP support. It is developed on Eclipse platform. It is supported by operating systems like Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.
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