Best software interface for coding in PHP

Discussion in 'PHP' started by dfsweb, Aug 25, 2010.

  1. #1
    Hi all,

    I do a lot of coding in PHP and I'm a bit old school so I still write all my code from scratch and never use libraries. However, since it's 2010 now :) I am thinking of looking at other options to speed up the coding process and leverage off what others might have already coded before dozens of times!

    I am currently using Dreamweaver CS4 and kinda like using it (from an interface point of view) but am wondering if you would recommend using something else - or, in general what's everyone else using out there? I have been told by some to install Codeigniter ... are there any libraries that plug straight into Dreamweaver so that I can continue using it but still have access to some external pre-written code snippets? What're you guys using?

    dfsweb
     
    dfsweb, Aug 25, 2010 IP
  2. johneva

    johneva Well-Known Member

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    I use phpDesigner 7 which is pretty good.
     
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  3. HuggyEssex

    HuggyEssex Member

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    #3
    I use jEdit, notepad and Dreamweaver CS5

    I have written many base sets of code which I use time and time again has saved me a great deal of time!

    Kind regards,

    Glen
     
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  4. MyVodaFone

    MyVodaFone Well-Known Member

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    I am always weary about how my php looks ie: format wise, further to that, theres hardly a program that does it for you, is there ?

    Is it just a matter of opinion or does it really matter.
     
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  5. Grit.

    Grit. Well-Known Member

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    I'm a second vote for PHP Designer 7. I only like dreamweaver for creating my XHTML and CSS Layouts in...
     
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  6. Narrator

    Narrator Active Member

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    #6
    I used dreamweaver for years but it was a resource hog so I stopped using it. I tried a few other IDE's like eclipse and notepad++, but now I use NetBeans IDE it's by far my favorite. It has a library manager (I think thats what your looking for) but I've never used it. I just rewrite everything from scratch since my projects are usually completely different.
     
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  7. temp2

    temp2 Well-Known Member

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    Zend & EmEditor
     
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  8. exam

    exam Peon

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    Netbeans or Eclipse for me.
     
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  9. Wolf Security

    Wolf Security Peon

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    NetBeans, FTW.
     
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  10. Rainulf

    Rainulf Active Member

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    I guess I'm the only one who use gedit. lol
     
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  11. exam

    exam Peon

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    gedit is fine, I just don't use it on a day-to-day basis for PHP projects.
     
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  12. ander

    ander Peon

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    netbeans, alt+shit+F makes your code look better
     
    ander, Aug 25, 2010 IP
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    GabrielBianconi Peon

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    Eclipse :)
     
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    Zeh. Peon

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    gedit here :)
     
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  15. dlprentice

    dlprentice Well-Known Member

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    Notepad++ :)
     
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    phpDesigner 7
     
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  17. Gray Fox

    Gray Fox Well-Known Member

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    #17
    Zend Studio; fully customizable code formatter, detailed syntax coloring and code tracing with Zend Server (very detailed benchmark of your application) are only a few things that I really like about it.
    If you need a free IDE, go for NetBeans, it's the best in it's category.
     
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  18. dfsweb

    dfsweb Active Member

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    Cool - thanks for all the replies guys. Looks like I'll have to look at PHP Designer and Netbeans! :)
     
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    jestep Prominent Member

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    Another vote for Netbeans
     
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