PHP Editors?

[Jonathan]

Just wondering, what editor(s) do you guys use
for PHP, HTML, etc.? And do any have IDEs?

Whats the adventage of using a IDE? Does it really save time?
I'm looking @ a freebie called 'PHP Designer 2005'...

[AndrewT]

EditPlus

[cladoch]

Crimson Editor

[ThomasW]

I use Crimson Editor also, along with Dreamweaver (depends on what I am doing really)..

[Jonathan]

I love Crimson Editor; but does a IDE make a difference?
Has anybody used the Zend Studio Personal Edition?

[sdjl]

I use Zend Studio. I actually own a copy, so it's the same as the personal version without the limitations.
I haven't gone back to another editor since i started using ZDE

David

[Jonathan]

Well, I just got done trying Zend for about two days.
I like it, yes-- but it seems to really be screwy.

Example: I wrote a simple PHP script that connects
to a database, echos the success, and then closes.

Result: Even though the database and MySQL work
(proof b/c another DB-requiring script was working @ same time)
the code does not work and it gives me a error message like
I've never seen before: It gave (though dead-end) link to
a function in the PHP manual.

Uninstalled Zend and the script worked perfectly.
I'm wondering if Zend tried to block it since it had
no password set (I have a limited anoys. user setup)

I'm happy right now with Crimson Editor, but I have
added two more to my "Toolbox": HTMLGate and PHP Designer 2005.

[vision]

I'm using editplus 2 right now, is there any major differences betweem editplus and Crimson Editor ? I went on Crimson Editor sites and the options looks similar...

[Jonathan]

I used EditPlus for a day or so.. I don't know,
something about it didn't click so I uninstalled.

I'd suggest Crimson Editor; it is pretty good
So far I'm liking PHP Editor 2005 pretty good.

Also you can check out PHP Editors.com

[-Oz-]

I use Dreamweaver MX.

[james]

I'm a Zend Studio user.

I've got the Zend Debugging server installed on my dev linux box (which has apache, php & mysql installed on it), then I edit my files via my winxp box using samba to access the files on the linux box.

It works like a charm. It's extremely handy to be able to debug a php script (ie step through it line by line, viewing the contents of variables etc).

It saves heaps of time when things don't work how they should.

I highly recommend people try it.

Jonathan: If you had trouble, contact Zend Support (you get free support during your trial). Any questions I've asked has been answered quickly.

James

[Jonathan]

I'm a Zend Studio user.

I've got the Zend Debugging server installed on my dev linux box (which has apache, php & mysql installed on it), then I edit my files via my winxp box using samba to access the files on the linux box.

It works like a charm. It's extremely handy to be able to debug a php script (ie step through it line by line, viewing the contents of variables etc).

It saves heaps of time when things don't work how they should.

I highly recommend people try it.

Jonathan: If you had trouble, contact Zend Support (you get free support during your trial). Any questions I've asked has been answered quickly.

James

Alright; I'll try it again later today I guess.

[sdjl]

I can't say i've come across your problem before Jonathan. It could be something to do with how you set it up that wasn't quite right.

I'll agree with James. The debugging features of Zend Studio are fantastic. It certainly saves a lot of time and headaches

David

[Jonathan]

Well just reinstalled and ran this troublesome script through.
Debug didn't exactly help, kept saying

Notice: E:\xampp\xampp\htdocs\actual\****\login.php line 13 - Undefined index: submit

Which did not help, but the Code Analyzer... whoa.
That baby helped me narrow down the problem in
three seconds flat, now it works el perfecto.

To bad CA is disabled in personal

[sdjl]

That error is basically a notice telling you that you are doing something incorrectly in your script, but it will still work. Odd, i know.
What's on lines 12-14, i could probably tell you what's up

If you do PHP for paid work and you're registered with the IRS as self-employed, you could probably claim back the cost of ZDE through your tax return.
I don't really know how the US system works, but i know i can claim back my cost of ZDE by doing a tax write off because it's relevant to my job

David