PHP editors plz advise
 

i am a PHP-newbie, i just wonna no is there an editor, for PHP u can download or buy

like HTML is uses front page?

i wud like any editor? plz advize

All you need is an ASCII editor (notepad will do). There are no WYSIWYG editors for PHP.

i use UltraEdit 9.0 (ultraedit.com) for all my code needs, html, php, java, etc. in my humble oppinion, is the best piece of software you can get for 35$.

For the past week I'm using EditPlus2 and it's awesome.

i didnt have the chance to work with EP yet. what i like about UE is that you can use built-in templates.. with a simple touch of a button, you can insert few lines that repeat themselfs or close brackets and align them, stuff like that. i still discover new things every day i work with it.

i will try tomorrow EP. you made me curious.

EditPlus also has templates, syntax highliting and auto identing. It also treats tabs in a great way, helps coding a lot.

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Same here :up:

EditPad Pro
Can you say "regex search & replace"? :D

And for you hardcore programmers, it is also a hex editor.

Yup, all you every need. :D :up:

I'm using notepad/Dream Weaver
should i switch over to one of the programs mentioned above?

I'm an EditPlus2 guy, too. I think JamesUS pointed me in that direction. I love it! :)

Yes I can, and EditPlus 2 claims to have that feature as well, but I can't use it for the love of god!

hmmm...

I just downloaded EditPlus 2. I opened the attached file in both EditPlus 2 and EditPad Pro. Then I used this regex to search:
The search worked for EditPad Pro, but not EditPlus 2. I can't seem to get EditPlus 2 to span a regular expression accross multiple lines. Can anyone else?

i just tried this in UltraEdit. it worked. i used the help file though.. to learn how to do it, but it worked.

do whatever makes you feel more comfortable to work with. if notepad is best for you, stick with it. the programs mentioned above are great because you automate certain repetitive tasks or verify their consistency, etc.

nedit

omnipad (http://www.arsware.org). it's free.

I havent tried this yet, but just came across what looks like a great PHP IDE called PHP Coder... best of all its free :)

Check it out here:
http://www.phpide.de/

phpEd is the best - and it's free at download.com

editplus2 fan here..

Builtin browser (using IE actually), syntax highlight(customizable), internal FTP capabilites (clever too!), ability to work more than 1 files, highly personalizable, nice search/replace features(especially "search in files")..

Although it's a text editor not a PHP coding enviroment, yet it provides a very nice platform for PHP coding..Strongly recommended!

EditPlus all the way! ;)

EditPlus's regex replacing is awesome! (finally it's working ;))

Absolutely agree!

--> http://www.phpedit.com/


There's also a companion php debugger here : http://dd.cron.ru/dbg/