I installed Aptana, but could not find PHP, any idea on how to get the plugin or install the PHP features.
Thanks
Jean
This page at Aptana's site explains how to install the Eclipse PDT (PHP Development Tools) plugin on Aptana.
You must get version 1.5 which works with PHP, I'm using it
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I don't know why I'm having so much trouble installing eclipse kelpler for php. All I can find is the Java package at http://www.eclipse.org/downloads
I downloaded 4.3 Java version, where do I go to add PHP? I am trying help install new software, but I don't know what URL to use.
ah yes, for windows.
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For Eclipse Kepler currently you need PDT 3.2
Repository location: http://download.eclipse.org/tools/pdt/updates/3.2/release
I've already got Eclipse for PHP-developers installed. Must I install a new version for Java EE, or can I "marry" it into the PHP version, for instance trough updates or plug-ins? The reason I ask is 1) I want to save space ('cause I'm greedy), 2) I want to not have to switch programs all the time ('cause I'm lazy). :)
Is it possible?
How do you do it?
get yourself eclipse classic
go to Help > Install new software
install PDT things
install Java EE things
use it while switching the perspectives
P.S. you might want to look into Aptana's eclipse plugin as alternative to PDT, while you're at it . Some people prefer it (ST2 user .. no real stake in this)
It should be possible to install both the PDT Eclipse and the Jave EE eclipse into the same folder i.e. merge the plugin folders.
Then you can use both features in the same Eclipse version.
You can add all the Java EE plugins and add the Java EE functionality to your copy. I actually did this the other way around. I started with Java EE and added the PDT php tools to my eclipse and it works fine.
i'm new to ubuntu and wanna choose my php/javascript IDE.
there is two options for download:
Standalone Version
and
Eclipse Plug-in Version
the performance and not being too hight-weight is important to me.
which one shall i download?
what's the benefit of downloading it as a Eclipse plugin? does it help me to use it beside PDT or it's not recommended to do so?
The benefit of downloading it as a plugin is that you can integrate it with your existing eclipse install. If you already have a lot of other plugins installed, that might be useful to you.
If you want Eclipse to be as fast as possible you should just download a very basic version of Eclipse and only install the parts of Aptana that you really need. Instead of everything. Aptana usually comes with too much bloat for my taste, I always disable quite a bit in the General -> Startup and Shutdown section.
If you just need PDT than installing Aptana is probably your easiest way. If you also want to install cDT or something than installing a regular Eclipse package might be easier. If you want it fast, you'll have to disable some plugins either way. Aptana installs more than it needs by default.
I would recommend Netbeans which supports php and symfony.
You should use the aptana plugin if you actually have eclipse.
The standalone version is eclipse tunned by the aptana people.
Good luck.
I would like to use an IDE for PHP Development using Zend framework & jQuery. I decided to use Aptana Studio. There is no PHP support in [Studio 2][2], so I have to use Eclipse PDT.
My question is should I install Eclipse PDT first and the use Aptana as plugin? or install Aptana Studio and then install Eclipse PDT as a plugin? What are pros & cons of each method if any?
Install the Eclipse PDT first & use Aptana Studio as a plugin. You will benefit immensely from this, as there is very good support of auto-information for each & every method & class / object, along with its properties. One thing you need to take care is that you must need to create a Project for each & every work / project, otherwise it (support for auto-information feature) will not work, because Eclipse will search for the main definitions of classes.
This good information support is not that much prevalent in Aptana Studio if you install it. So it's best to use it as a plugin with Eclipse PDT.
Also you will be able to upload files & use the File Manager with Eclipse PDT, when you have installed the Aptana Studio as a plugin. Eclipse PDT also has a nice debugging feature, along with other useful features (which I've not yet used).
Hope it helps.
here a step by step tutorial to install Eclipse PHP with aptana plugin or aptana studio with pdt plugin:
http://aptanaandpdt.blogspot.com
1 - Eclipse
2 - Aptana as plugin
As Aptana2 did not support php .... i thick will be better to use it as plugin
Aptana 3.0, still in beta, has support for PHP too (and Ruby on Rails and Python) http://aptana.org/products/studio3
No more in beta stage. 3.6.1 is available.
http://www.aptana.com/products/studio3/download.html
I have a project that's intended to use some PHP as well as Java and Javascript, so I installed the PDT PHP plug-in for Eclipse, using the Install New Software menu option. Now Eclipse agrees PDT is installed, but no PHP features like creating or editing PHP files are appearing anywhere. Is there something else I need to do to activate PDT? (I did restart Eclipse like it said I needed to.)
Right click on your project, Configure (it's at the bottom of the list)->Add PHP Support...
After it's done, you should see a little P symbol in the project's icon.
Just create new project using the wizard, and choose PHP one. After Eclipse will know that your project is actually based on PHP, it will show you all the features.
In case if you have existing project, just open the PHP perspective.
I've once had a similar problem. Eclipse was running with the JRE 1.4, and it seems the JRE 1.5 or later is required to run the PDT. I switched to Java 1.6 and that solved the problem.
I run into this sometimes with eclipse plugins.
Have you tried uninstalling it, removing the jar and files it from eclipse/plugins and eclipse/features, then installing it again?
If you don't feel like doing that. Try installing it in a clean eclipse instance and if it works then it's just a config issue with eclipse.
You might have not installed all of the tools too.
The solution I eventually came up with was to just install Aptana Studio, a PHP IDE based on Eclipse, whose standalone version can coexist happily with the regular Eclipse on the same machine.
In order to have PHP support in eclipse project, you need to add PHPNature to the project. It's a kind of configuration paramter of eclipse project. When you craete a new PHP project using a wizard, check the .project file in a new project directory. There is a PHPNature line. Copy this line into .project of your java project.
Another solution is to separate java and php code in a different projects, each one craeted by right wizard.