This is my first post at this site. I searched alot but couldn't find what i was looking for so i decided to post the question.
Im a php developer. I was using dreamweaver because i like many features of dreamweaver like code/design view, html/css/jquery/javascript code completion within PHP file. The reason why i am switching from dreamweaver that it doest not provide debugging for php.
I installed phpeclipse and found it very promising but its missing many features i really liked in dreamweaver. I managed to install web page editor for design view but code completion for html css etc in php file is not working.
Is it possible to add all these features in phpeclipse? or
Is it possible to find all these feature in some other php IDE other than phpeclipse?
Thanks!
Yes indeed. There are two ways for the above. Netbeans 7.2 comes with a great support for PHP and also has some good plugins. The other way is that you can install apatana studio plugin in eclipse which provides autocompletion in css,html and JavaScript. Both the IDE's are promising. Try to install Apatana Studio on phpeclipse since it comes as a plugin. This would solve your problem. I would strongly suopport Apatana Studio with your existing setup for PHP in eclipse. Here is the link http://www.aptana.com/products/studio3/download The above mentioned link is the download page.
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I used to use netbeans for a while and really liked it.
But now, I wan't to expand my toolbox with Python, and Netbeans dropped support for Django, also Python support seems to suck in NB 7.0.
So I am looking for recommendations on IDE or Text Editor for Windows with support:
Python (possibly with Django)
PHP
HTML, CSS, JavaScript
FTP
GIT & SVN
I know Aptana 3 can do this, is there anything else?
I don't know Vim a lot, but would that be an option?
http://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/ would be my first choice. JetBrains does a great job with making the editor valuable to you for more than just text entry. The different IDEs JetBrains offers are all basically the same even if they are configured for a slightly different language set.
Eclipse is an option, it has plugins for everything. I've never been much of a fan of Eclipse though. It's really plugable but not a great IDE compared to some of the other options.
EasyEclipse
Well Aptana is built upon eclipse, so you could just use the basic eclipse with all your necessary add ons.
Obviously you'll need Pydev for the python stuff and that has Django integration.
For some reason though I actually prefer netbeans for my php ide.
Tbh just try out a few and see which one you like best.
Eclipse and Visual Studio have plugins for just about everything. Eclipse is free, I think for Visual Studio though you'd have to get the professional version to run plugins...
NetBeans - If you are using 64-bit Windows do not hurry to install updates on 7.0+. 6.* is working fine.
You have ftp and you can set to upload on run of the project or on each save. You can download Python plugin by adding this url. It is not the best but it worked for me.
It is stable engough and powerful, since the eclipses are very buggy to me.
Aptana is currently the eclipse for web projects, and the people who are creating it are also the creators of pydev, so it would be my second choise.
Visual Studio's plugin VC.Php (Paid) is also powerful, because Visual Studio environment is good, but the plugin is buggy, too and sometimes seems to be updated with dalay of new suff, as whole it would be my 3rd choise.
super easy question that i can't find the answer to on eclipse's website....
i have a new laptop and am installing eclipse on it. things seem to have a changed a bit since the 3.5 version i have on my current comp. i recall dloading eclipse just once, and then installing some plugins for stuff like php editing. but the new downloads page seems to have entirely different versions for the different languages:
http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
so will i need to do one install for java, one for php, one for anything else? or is the method the same as before?
thanks,
jonah
You can install different development platforms onto your base Eclipse installation. Go to Help > Install new software and then try typing in PDT into the Work with text field. You should see it autocomplete with http://download.eclipse.org/tools/pdt/updates/. If selecting it doesn't automatically populate the area below, try the Add button.
You should eventually see options for the PDT SDK that you can select to install.
See also:
the official installation wiki
the package comparison page.
I'm looking at my Eclipse helios (3.6) preferences page, and I can see I can set code formatting settings for the Java code, but not for PHP.
How can I set the spacing for function arguments in Eclipse for PHP. It seems the changes I make for Java don't apply to the PHP code.
I know that when I got Eclipse, I downloaded the version that was specifically for PHP: http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-php-developers/heliossr1
It's likely that the version you downloaded is the base version and does not have the additional PHP features included.
EDIT:
Check out http://en.sourceforge.jp/projects/pdt-tools/releases/?package_id=8764 for an Eclipse dropin you can use(the site is in Japanese, but I was able to find the download link easily). This may be what you're looking for. To install, just place it in the dropins folder of your Eclipse install and restart Eclipse.
It took me a while to figure out that was my problem a couple years ago.
Eclipse maintains a section just for PHP Eclipse that includes everything you need for coding PHP in Eclipse.
I just downloaded and installed the Gearman extension for PHP, and would really like to have autocomplete work for this in Eclipse.
I've been searching through preferences and googling for hours but I haven't been able to come up with anything. I've tried restarting Eclipse as well as adding the php.net manual for Gearman. Nothing seems to make to enable autocomplete or tooltips for Gearman.
Anyone have the same problem?
You can view http://www.php-editors.com/review/anjuta.htm its best suited for Web Development Purpose. Also its Eclipse Based. Might Fulfill your requirement.
I have Slackware 12.1 and wish to try out Eclipse for PHP/HTML/JavaScript development. However, it seems I'm facing myriad of possible options and I'd hate to miss the best thing and give up on Eclipse (I'm currently using Geany, but I'm missing some stuff like , for example, auto-complete for JavaScript)
I'm currently looking into just installing All-in-one PDT package version 1.0.3 from here:
http://www.eclipse.org/pdt/downloads/
However, that seems to be Eclipse 3.3. There's also Slackware package for 3.4 here:
http://repository.slacky.eu/slackware-12.1/development/eclipse/3.4/
But it says it a "Classic" version. I'm not sure how hard would be to add PHP, HTML, JavaScript support for it.
Note: I don't plan to run PHP through Eclipse's integrated web server or anything like that. I just want a powerful editor.
P.S. Also, recommendations for something better than Eclipse that is for Linux and free are also welcome. I already used Kate, SciTE, Geany, Emacs, Vi and Bluefish, so those are not interesting.
Important: whatever you recommend, please explain reasons why. Don't rush to be the fastest gun in the west, as I'll downvote such answers that only say "use this"
I second Aptana wholeheartedly. Since it is based very closely off of Eclipse, if you ever decide to do coding that Aptana will not cover, you are still used to the general interface of Eclipse.
I don't want to say it is cut down, because it is not. It just has what you need for the languages and technologies you will be using it for. You can still add other plugins to it as well for SVN, CVS, etc. The interface is a bit less crowded as well.
I don't do a whole lot of javascript coding, but man, that is where is stands out from the crowd. It does a fantastic job with Javascript.
Also, you don't have to use Aptana's built in Jetty server to run PHP; you can just tell it where you local Apache server is.
If you want auto-complete for JavaScript, in that case you should to use some plug-in for Eclipse such as Aptana Studio, but Aptana is more than auto-compete tool for javascript, it has included a lot of unnecessary things that you don't need for regular development.
I have the same problem to find the right solution for JavaScript in Eclipse, Aptana was ok, but I hate the additional features that Aptana includes, I didn't find any good tool which could be added to Eclipse, for JavaScript :( For script languages such as JSP, Eclipse is like a song...nice,sweet and smooth...;)
I would recommend to use Eclipse 3.3 with PHP Development Tools. The All-in-one package should work fine. The great thing about using Eclipse as a PHP IDE is that you have great integration for Zend Debugger/XDebug and you can use common Eclipse Extensions like Mylyn or Subclipse also for PHP.
Eclipse 3.4 isn't useful for PHP Development at the moment because the final version of PDT 2.0 got delayed.
You could also take a look at Aptana or the current Netbeans 6.5 Milestone which both support PHP. Until PDT 2.0 they both provide better JavaScript Support than the current Eclipse 3.3 based PDT. Aptana is also based upon Eclipse.
I'm still using Eclipse 3.3.2 and PDT 1.0.3, and I'm pretty happy with it. I tried upgrading to Eclipse 3.4, using a few recent builds of PDT 2.0, but it was buggy. It would hang for a long time in certain situations (like when I was copying text in a PHP editor). And it would keep re-parsing all my code every time I re-launched Eclipse, which took forever. These issues will probably get fixed eventually, but I'd hold on unless you really want Eclipse 3.4.
Aptana is a good choice, dedicated Eclipse clone for web development.
I personally use Krusader's editor, which is crippled version of Kate (KWrite). Fast, nice code highlight, and many useful shortcuts (like Ctrl+D to comment selection language wise).
Javascript with PDT Eclipse and the plugin jseclipse makes all your problems go away! :)
With jseclipse the regular "Goto function with F3 keyboard press" works.