Which php editor for Linux?
 

OK so I am finding that theoretically it would be way easier for me to do my web development on a Linux server rather than running php / apache / mysql on windows. But I am a Linux newbie.

I have a linux distro, but I cant find a good php editor for Linux. Could someone list some good php editors for linux?

Also, is there a way to right click and create a file in Linux? I find I use that often in Windows as well.

Thanks for any help.

I used a text editor that colourizes text, which imo is all you really need. No need for a bunch of bells and whistles, they just get in my way. And the one I use is written in Java so it'll run on linux. --> www.jext.org

Though, I think kwrite can colourize php code as well (kwrite comes with KDE)

Zend Studio. Buggy and imperfect, but so is Linux.

http://www.zend.com/

After 30 days, it will enter a "personal use" mode which disables some features such as Search in Files.

i suggest jEdit, that's what i use when i'm at university where we just have linux.

But actually, you shouldn't install linux just because to make it a little easier to use the localhost, it's easy in Windows as well.

Just if you think about setting up a server for the outer world, i suggest to use linux.

I use jed - I think it's different from jEdit -it's not java based - it's actually console based ;) but it's colouriffic ;) and that's good enuff for me :D

However, I think you would be better off doing your dev on Windows and running your Linux test server just as a server - it's very easy to do one of the following:

• add an ftpd to your linux server to upload your files to your local server
• run Samba and map a Windows drive letter to a "shared folder" on your Linux box...

A much more satisfactory solution... esp. if you are so used to Windows for your development.

I would prefer myself to be using Windows on amy main box for dev, but I put Linux onto my old POS laptop to do dev work in front of the TV - for that I use jed...

You can also look into emacs and epsilon (emacs clone), although it must be said that emacs, while extremely powerful, is not designed for casual users.

ps: "Buggy and imperfect, but so is Linux."
Don't want to start a flame war here, but this is simply untrue. We run lots of servers, including Windows based, Linux, and Solaris. The linux boxes stay up forever. Rock solid. Perhaps you are referring to the desktop-side of Linux.

I guess the key things that I find useful in a development environment would be:
code colorization
multiple-line search
search / replace in files (used rarely, but when I do use it it saves hours)
multiple-line tabbing
light enough on resources so that when I type (at 90wpm) there is no delay in when text is typed and written on the screen

But thats an interesting point about staying on windows... it was easy to set up and get up and running ...
.. the one thing that I cant do that I really want to do is to be able to perform true dumps of mysql databases both to backup, and to create databases.... how might that happen on windows?

I am. My experiences with Linux desktops have been terrible; but each to his own.

Ahhh... then you are talking about software that is not part of Linux per-se, just written *for* Linux.

Speaking as someone who has to plan and manage IT resources, it would cost our company significantly less if our Windows-based servers were anywhere near as reliable as the Linux servers.