[Web4lib] Development interface and editor

[Walker, David]

I've used Zend Studio[1]  for a number of years, and find it indispensible now.  

It's a full IDE for PHP, based on Eclipse.  It has a lot of nice features for highlighting errors, auto-completion, generating unit tests, Zend framework projects, and so on.  It also costs a pretty penny, but worth it, IMO.

If cost is an option, PDT [2] is similar, free, but with fewer features.

--Dave

[1] http://www.zend.com/products/studio/

[2] http://www.eclipse.org/pdt/
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David Walker
Library Web Services Manager
California State University
http://xerxes.calstate.edu
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From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Jorge Biquez [jbiquez at icsmx.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 9:03 PM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Web4lib] Development interface and editor

Hello all.
I am sorry if this is kind of off-topic.

- Can you comment about what GUI interface do you use (if any) for
PHP Development?

- Can you comment on what editor do you use for PHP development? (yes
i know is a matter of what you like but since I do not use any other
that simple notepad looking for better options).

I will explain a little further.

Actually I am running Freebsd 7.3 on a couple of production servers.
No problem. I installed the exact same configuration on a vmware
machine on my old laptop and everything is running fine. Both
configurations have the same packages and everything. That way I can
test before putting under productions and could be able to work even
without internet connection.

Since I have no previous experience I am using notepad as my simple
text editor for php and do ftp the php files to the virtual freebsd
machine. I know I can edit directly under the freebsd machine and I
have done using ee as my simple editor.

I have developed under other languages but now I need to get a new
job and I am working hard to became a more than a novice php
developer with mysql.

Anyway, can you give me your advice on what are my best options to
have a GUI interface or a good editor. I have been asking friends
also. I friend told me to move to mac and use bbedit with a php
extension or something like that. ?Another told me to get anold
product for developing web pages that has its own editor and ready
for php. The advantage is that has syntax checking and a help
included with php syntax uses, examples, etc. ANother told me to use
Eclipse  and the last one told me to buy a product that the guys from
programmer's paradise that if I am not wrong is a gui for development
only under php (problem here is budget since I guess is kind of
expensive) As I mentioned I do not have experience and that's why I
am asking that.

I hope you can share your thoughts and experience.

Thanks in advance



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