PHPEdit is an advanced IDE (Integrated Development Environment) tool that allows you to deploy and manage PHP projects. This program comes with additional components, such as extensions for debugging, FTP related tools, a framework and detailed documentation for PHP, MYSQL and CSS. It is also available in 16 languages.
PHPEdit provides a large number of templates that prove to be very useful especially for beginners. You are also provided with access to some PHP tutorials on the developer's website.
This application comes with a professional yet easy-to-use interface. Users have the possibility to receive hints for every button or menu they click on. An extremely important characteristic of PHPEdit is the fact that it allows the users to split the editing area in 2 or 3 views, enabling you to see different parts of the same code. This is very useful when dealing with large source codes.
PHPEdit allows you to work with multiple source files at the same time. Using the tools for debugging that PHPEdit provides, you will be able to quickly detect errors in your code, therefore saving precious time.
Once you finish your project, you can export it or directly publish it on your FTP server. This piece of software integrates efficient “auto complete” and “auto hint” tools that allow you to increase your productivity while writing code. Also, the option Code Beautifier will help you format and remove unnecessary parts from the written code. You can use the Task report feature that will provide you a full report based on the comments from your PHP source code.
PHPEdit can be easily customized, as you are able to add more extensions to it. Just download them from the developer’s website. Using this software application will make your life easier when dealing with PHP programming.
v5.0 [Sep 3, 2012]
Saying new major version means new major features, and this one is not an exception, starting with a major feature that many of you have been waiting for:
JavaScript support
PHPEdit 5.0 gains a real JavaScript support, with the usual features you are used to in other languages:
Code Insight;
Code Hint;
Breadcrumb navigator;
Code Browser;
Quick links/Jump to declaration;
Token match;
Code Folding;
Smart Indent;
Comment/Uncomment.
HTML improvements
The HTML support has been improved too:
Comment/Uncomment like in PHP and CSS;
Quick links when pasting code containing accentuated characters or typing them in PHP files, to replace the characters with their corresponding HTML entity code;
Contextual help: Press F1 or Ctrl+F1 on tags to see their online documentation.
Code Insight improvements
One of the most important features of PHPEdit, the Code Insight, is getting smarter and easier to use:
A few new completions:
phpDoc tags;
Class names for phpDoc tags;
Ini_set/ini_get directives;
PHP variables in SQL strings;
Parent methods overridable in the extended class;
Mime types for some HTML attributes.
Support for array deferencing from PHP 5.4;
Better handling of completions with other keys than the “Return” key;
Loose filtering of the items in the list: just type the first letters of words from the item you are searching for and PHPEdit will find it for you.
For example if you are looking for “mysql_fetch_array”, just type “myfa”, and PHPEdit will show you a list of items containing words starting with one or more letters that you typed. This also works for items using the CamelCase syntax.
Help generator and Task report
The Help generator, phpDocumentor wizard, and Task report tool have been redesigned to be easier to use: A simple click in the project ribbon commands and the documentation of your project will be generated. You can configure which engine to use (PHPEdit’s internal engine, phpDocumentor, or the new ApiGen), and other customizations in the preferences, which will be remembered for your project for future generations.
