Best software tools for PHP ?

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ant101

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Hi, I'm looking to get down and dirty with PHP, but I need the right tools for the job, other than your normal text editor, whats the best tools for the job worth looking at ?

Looking to build pages which interface with mysql backend etc..

Thanks!
 
Best Gnome-based tools: GEdit (with plugins), vi (works for some), Eclipse.
Best KDE-based tools: Quanta+, Kate (with plugins).
Best Windows-based tools: Eclipse (heavy), NotePad++, PPHEdit, Komodo IDE (or the free Komodo Edit).

I use Notepad++ on Windows.
 
I'm a huge fan is NuSphere's PHPEd. Used Zend Dev for a while but being a java runtime it was slow and not always totally reliable. PHPEd is basically Zend Dev 5.5 style but totally native windows.

Really nice set of help books on all related techs, very nice UI and integrated debugger for both local and server side.
 
Will not give advice on the editors as I code PHP in LINUX - but, learn how to use your MySQL command line. This is one of the most overlooked areas when you develop in Windows.

But, unless your going for a PHP framework (Zend / Pake / Symfony) any basic editor will be more than enough.

Also www.php.net will become your bible. If you need to lookup a command, just type in url / command

ie: www.php.net/file
 
Cool, PHPed looks really neat - I'll take a look at that first.:)

Ta for all the other tips
 
+1 for eclipse. I've used a few but the Eclipse IDE with PDT (PHP Development Toolkit) is the best so far, and it's free.

Good luck!
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I use Eclipse with PDT, but I am trying out Netbeans at the moment, very similar to eclipse, but it seems a little quicker.
 
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