Auto completion in cakePHP stopped working - Eclipse PDT - php

After upgrading Eclipse the auto-completion feature doesn't work anymore. It still does show the regular PHP functions but not the framework specific ones (I use cakePHP) There are no errors in the project. I've tried removing the project and adding it up again but doesn't help.

Your DLTK needs to be re-indexed. Follow the following steps:
Close Eclipse
Go to your workspace and remove the contents in .metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.dltk.core.index.sql.h2/
Start Eclipse again. In the beginning you see Eclipse is building up the DLTK index.
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using TFS for non-Microsoft Projects

I work for a shop that has standardized on TFS. We have one project that was developed by a subcontractor in php. You can't even load this thing in Visual Studio.
I managed to create a repo for the project, but I need to find out how to check the project in. Is there some other app (like tortoiseSVN) that I can use to check stuff in and out without Visual Studio? Or is there some way to get VS to load the project and check it in and out without creating a .sln, .csproj, or any other unwanted files?
Actually, it's totally possible to use Visual Studio to do this.
You can use the web interface to create a repo...
You can't edit the php in Visual Studio of course, but you can open the Source Control Explorer to check the project into the repo.
You need to remember to go in Visual Studio to check files out before you edit them, and then check them back in when you're done.
It's clunky, but not as clunky as buying a $200 per year setup we're only going to use a few days out of the year. We're a Microsoft shop after all.
I'm assuming you're using TFVC and not Git for version control.
If you don't have Visual Studio at all, you can install Team Explorer. If you already have Visual Studio installed, that's fine too.
The tool you're looking for is tf.exe -- it's the command line tool for interacting with TFVC.
You can also consider using a Git repo instead of TFVC for this -- although TFVC can be used for any type of source code, it has a reputation of being exclusively for Visual Studio-based projects. Git is likely to be more familiar to folks who have never worked with TFS or TFVC and have not spent much time using Visual Studio.
You can use PhpStorm, then install the TFS Integrartion plugin for it, then you can manage the php projects in PhpStorm same as manage projects in VS.
Just follow the steps mentioned in below screenshot to configure the PhpStorm:
More information you can refer to Using TFS Integration.

Use symfony framework with Eclipse PDT

I am begining a project in PHP that needs a framework. I've looked in vain for how to install either Symfony or Zend plugin for Eclipse, my IDE.
Any useful links or indications, please ?
http://symfony.dubture.com/installation/
But the best support Symfony in PhpStorm, look at the gifs: http://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7219?pr=phpStorm
I also use PHP Storm at work but I'm just too cheap to buy it for home, so I use Eclipse with the Symfony plug-in! You can download it from the Eclipse marketplace for free, though it is only for Symfony 2.0, Symfony 2.5 is recognized, there are just a few features missing. I found that it still can be useful for code hinting and many Symfony-related helpers still pop up. It beats no helpers or hinting but it does lack many intuitive and time-saving features found in PHP Storm.
Anyway, here's the link directly from the Eclipse plug-in page: http://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/symfony-plugin
If you have Eclipse open, you can even just drag and drop the "Install" icon directly onto Eclipse and it should install automatically. Best of luck to you, #sk001!
I've found a solution.
Either for Zend or Symfony, to use it in eclipse PDT, you need first to download it from the official web site (zend's latest download page, Symfony's download page). Then, add the library to eclipse (Window -> Preferences -> PHP -> PHP Libraries and then new, navigate to the downloaded directory). Finally, after creating the project, right-click on it, Include Path -> Configure Include Path -> Add Library -> Choose User Library then next and select the needed libraries.
For Yii framework, you need to install the Yiiclipse plugin for your eclipse PDT.
I hope it'll help somebody.

Initializing PHP Tooling blocked at 12%

There is a bug in Eclipse PDT while it's starting up.
How to solve this issue?
I use Eclipse HELIOS and had this problem. In workspace/.metadata/.plugins/, deleting the folders whose name begins with org.eclipse.dltk and restarting eclipse worked for me. The folders were rebuilt automatically when I re-opened my workspace. For Eclipse PDT, also delete folders whose name begins with org.eclipse.pdt.
Source: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=337194#c5
Switching workspace (working adresory) or erasing the current one helped me.

Eclipse PDT + Code completion not working at all

I wanted to start a new Zend project, and currently I'm facing some issues regarding Eclipse PDT... My problem is, that the code completion in Eclipse for PHP does not work at all.
I tried a lot of different tutorials etc, for example making a new project and import the files; making a new workspace and import projects there; almost every possible combination of buildpath settings and library imports; deleting several files in .metadata (you will find lots of tutorials like this if you google for it), but nothing worked.
[Edit] Also the PHPNature is set (thanks to tranisstor):
<natures>
<nature>org.eclipse.php.core.PHPNature</nature>
<nature>org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.nature</nature>
</natures>
(It also does not work if there is only the PHPNature set, and no other in addition)
[/Edit]
The problem in detail: I made a new Zend project, and tried to start coding in the IndexController.indexAction(). First thing I did: I typed in $this->, but no code completion came... I thought maybe I would need to add the Zend library, which I did. When I click into the Zend_Controller_Action in class IndexController extends Zend_Controller_Action I can see the documentation of Zend_Controller_Action, I also can press F3 and the corrosponding file will appear... Which means, Zend is successfully added as library.
I also tried Ctrl + Space, but just nothing happens. By the way, the standard PHP functions like isset() also won't show up in code completion
Does anybody have a idea how to fix this? I am using Eclipse Juno, with Eclipse PDT 3, and Zend Framework 1.x (don't know exactly, but it's not ZF2 and it works well if I open http://localhost.
I'm grateful for any help
I had the same problem when upgrading eclipse to Kepler. The following worked for me:
Remove files under workspace/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.dltk.core.index.sql.h2
The reason was that the workspace old DLTK index is not compliant with the new version and needs to be rebuilt. Start eclipse and the DLTK index will be regenerated.
Code completion worked for me again after that.
i feel you, i had to deal with this quite often too, and the mentioned .project file modifications didn't do the trick.
What helped me was this:
edit the .buildpath file and add
<buildpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.php.core.LANGUAGE"/>
My complete build file might then look sth. like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<buildpath>
<buildpathentry kind="src" path=""/>
<buildpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.php.core.LANGUAGE"/>
</buildpath>
i also added my folder which contains the php files to the build and include path (RMB over the project), but i don't think that it was necessary, the most important part was the modification of the .buildpath file for me.
Hope that helps...
The standard solution (at Eclipse forum) didn't work for me. What fixed this problem was the following:
going to Properties for my project (right click on it in PHP Explorer, then Properties),
select PHP Build Path/"Add Folder"
in there I ticked/selected my project's main folder.
It took a while while the DLTK database was refreshed (it could block your machine for a couple of minutes, be patient) but then it started working great.
Remove workspace/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.dltk.core.index.sql.h2/*. It should works.
Hope it helps!
I think this is the best way:
Right click on you project in the project Explorer » Configure » Add PHP support...
Maybe you need to edit your .project-File and add a "PHP nature" tag. See this thread for more information. I once had this issue after putting a project under svn version control and it seems to be a common problem.
I've found a sollution on eclipse forum. Downgrading to PDT 3.1.2 solved the problem.
Regards,
Marek
I had a similar issue, but involving just one PHP file. Then I found that I was using the following syntax for the initialization of a variable inside a method:
$rule = ($fullValidation)?(new StartTimeRule()):(new NullRule());
The problem seems to be the use of the inline condition. The code was working but apparently broke some Eclipse features, like the F3 command, autocompletion, the outline view, etc. I could be wrong, but I think this is a bug of the DTLK indexer.
I changed that line with a standard if statement, not an inline condition, and all the features now work again.
Hope this can help!
After trying the other possible solutions on this page, I managed to get code completion to work in PDT 3.2 with the latest Dynamic Languages Toolkit in Eclipse Juno.
Juno usually installs DLTK version 4.0 by default so I downloaded DLTK 5.0 from here: http://download.eclipse.org/technology/dltk/downloads/drops/R5.0/R-5.0-201306060709/. Use the Core Frameworks > EMF > Runtime Version link, which downloads a zip file so you will need to do a local install:
In Eclipse select Help > Install New Software > Add > Archive > navigate to the zip file > type DLTK in the Name box and confirm.
Use Eclipse's Install new software to get PDT 3.2 from the PDT repository, if it is not already installed: http://download.eclipse.org/tools/pdt/updates/3.2/release
Option 2: Before I tried the previous method I installed PDT 3.1, which I got from the Juno update site (instead of the PDT repository):
Install New Software > http://download.eclipse.org/releases/juno. Code completion worked in 3.1, so it's another possibility.
Download ZF2 and put it to your perefered Location (~Frameworks/ZF2)
Eclipse: Window > Preferences > PHP > Libraries = Push "New"-Button, add a Name
choose added Item and click "Add External Folder"-Button. Choose you ZF2 destination
Be sure, your Project is "PHP Project" (see: Mark Project-Base-Folder, click Project in Menu > Project Natures and choose PHP Project.
This will rebuild your Project, if not also choose Project > build Project.
Now all should work like a charm (on Kepler Service Release 2)

How to create Eclipse project from existing git repo

I have an existing project utilizing git and have just installed eclipse along with egit. I pointed to the git repository with egit and can see all my files, my existing branches and can switch between branches.
When I open a file from the view of the git repository it does not seem to recognize that it is a php file, doesn't show me the classes within it and doesn't do code completion. If I just drag a file in from explorer it at least recognizes that file as php, but doesn't understand the project well enough to show me code completion from installed libraries. I think I need to configure eclipse to understand the projects home directory, but am a bit lost. Any help would be appreciated.
Your answer may fall within this guide to change the "nature" of your project. It's at least worth exploring. I will be attempting to do the exact thing you've described some time this week so hopefully it will work. The wiki doc also suggests that certain "natures" may conflict with each other but hopefully that won't be the case here. Link -->
http://wiki.eclipse.org/IRC_FAQ#How_do_I_manually_assign_a_project_Nature_or_BuildCommand.3F
After just trying to reproduce your steps I am having the exact same experience. I believe this may be "expected" behavior. For clarity, when I open a php file from the "PHP Explorer" view everything seems to work fine but when I open a php file from the "Git Repositories" view Eclipse treats it as a text file (no code highlighting etc.). I suggest that you work from the PHP Explorer view and leave the Git Repositories view open separately only to watch/monitor the repository not as a working view of files to edit and what not.
You need to open it as a PHP Project from existing source (GIT working folder) then share the project with Git, ie, right-click on the project, go to Team > Share project, click on Git.
See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zba8iAnLms for a demo.
Did you install the pdt plugin in eclipse? It should recognize any .php file opened. Shouldn't matter where it's located.

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