Best Free IDE for PHP
From the time when I started programming with PHP, I have been on a quest searching for the best free IDE that could help me ease the pain of doing my PHP codes. I have tried using PSPAD before, although it was fairly good I was so glad that I was able to get a hold of the best IDE which is for free.
Codelobster is a free multifunctional IDE which covers features like the following:
- PHP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS code highlighting
- PHP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS code collapsing
- HTML autocomplete
- HTML code inspector
Inspector makes it simple to find HTML elements buried deep in the page.
- HTML toolbar
- CSS autocomplete
Autocomplete of style property names and values.
- JavaScript Advanced autocomplete
Autocomplete of keywords, DOM elements and their properties.
- PHP Advanced autocomplete
This feature speeds up writing a code. Autocomplete includes wide selection of code completion listings.
- PHP Debugger
The Debugger is a package of tools that allows a developer debugging applications during developing process.
- SQL Autocomplete
Autocomplete of database objects (tables, fields) and SQL structures.
- Context and Dynamic Help with search for work with PHP, MySQL, HTML
DynamicHelp window automatically lists all possible references for current word. You also can use ContextHelp to get information about shortcut keys.
- Code folding (collapsing)
- Pair highlighting
Highlighting of paired tags and attributes.
- Pair selection, tags and attributes selection commands
Selects content within current block.
- Tooltip:
The tooltip enables to view values of variables marked with a mouse cursor,
Tooltips for images and colors.
- Navigation by holding CTRL key for A, LINK, IMG tags, BACKGROUND attributes and PHP functions
- Class View
You can easily navigate through your project and find all declarations for chosen element within it. In case of ambiguity solution dialogue appears. - Preview in a browser
- Project manager
The project is connected with a folder on the disc. And its structure remains the same when transfers. Also there is an ability to search project's symbols and files using shortcut keys.
- File Explorer with FTP/SFTP support
- Incremental find
- Bookmarks
- All standard functionalities for work with a code
- CakePHP plug-in available
- CodeIgniter plug-in available
- Drupal plug-in available
- Facebook plug-in available
- JQuery plug-in available
- Joomla plug-in available
- Smarty plug-in available
- WordPress plug-in available
(Source: http://www.codelobster.com/details_phped.html)
With all those awesome features, what more could you ask for? Don’t waster your time working with your notepad. Grab a better tool, grab the best free tool.
Thanks really for Codelobster I was able to accomplish my “Student Examination System” smoothly with flying colors. Kudos for the woking team, thank you so much.
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