5. IDE tools for PHP

Many HTML editors are supporting PHP. In near future every HTML editors and XML editor will be supporting PHP "Rapid Application Development" tool.

You will notice that some of the PHP editors run only on MS Windows. Yes!! there are millions of PHP developers on MS Windows platform. PHP is IMMENSELY POPULAR on Microsoft Windows platform and is surprisingly more popular than Microsoft's own ASP web scripting language!! PHP runs lot faster than ASP on MS Windows and has more features and functionalities than Microsoft ASP. PHP is much more robust, reliable and powerful than ASP. There are more PHP users under MS Windows98/NT/2000 than on any other operating system!! PHP initially started on Linux/unix environment but today there are more PHP developers on MS Windows platform as compared to unix.

5.1 PHP IDE

PHP IDE tools are at :

• PHP IDE and Editor "PHP Coder" http://www.htmlide.de and mirror
• Zend PHP IDE http://zend.com/store/products/zend-ide.html
• IDE for PHP scripting (Web Browser) : http://www.ekenberg.se/php/ide
• Nexidion PHP IDE http://www.nexidion.org
• Enter in Search keyword 'PHP IDE' in Source Forge http://sourceforge.net

5.2 PHP IDE for MS Windows only

PHP IDE/editor on MS Windows platform are :

• Soyal, a excellent PHP editor (MS Windows) http://soysal.free.fr/PHPEd
• IDE for PHP editor (MS Windows): http://www.htmledit.com
• IDE for PHP (MS Windows) http://www.pc-service-boerner.de/PHPScriptEditor.htm
• "EditPlus Text editor" win32 http://www.editplus.com (high rating 5 stars)
• eNotepad win32 http://www.edisys.com/Products/eNotepad/enotepad.asp (high rating 5 stars)
• PHP editor win32 http://www.chami.com/html-kit (high rating 5 stars)
• UltraEdit win32 http://www.ultraedit.com with PHP word file at http://www.ultraedit.com/downloads/additional.html
• ScriptWorx editor win32 http://www.softlite.net/products/scriptworx (rating 4.5 stars)
• TextPad editor win32 http://www.textpad.com (rating 4.5 stars)
• PHP editor "ASPEdit" http://www.tashcom.com/aspedit (rating 3.5 stars) along with PHP code explorer http://www.tashcom.com/codex (rating 4.5 stars)
• HTML/PHP editor Dreamweaver http://www.dreamweaver.com
• HTML/PHP editor Homesite http://www.allaire.com/homesite
• HTML/PHP editor Hotdog http://www.hotdog.com

5.3 PHP IDE for both MS Windows and Linux

PHP IDE/editor for bot MS Windows and Linux platforms are :

• PHP editor (for both windows and linux/unixes) http://www.coffeecup.com/select/editor.html (rating 5 stars).
• HTML/PHP editors Amaya http://www.w3.org/Amaya
• Folding text editor (Win and linux) http://fte.sourceforge.net
• PHP Editor (Win and linux) http://www.scintilla.org
• Color editor gvim for PHP (Win and linux) at http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Vim-HOWTO.html and see also ptags of PHP
• Jed (win and linux) http://space.mit.edu/~davis/jed.html

• Editors for PHP : http://www.itworks.demon.co.uk/phpeditors.htm
• Editors for PHP : http://www.oodie.com/tools/index.html?view=editor

5.4 PHP IDE for Linux only

The best IDE for PHP on linux is Coffeecup Editor as given below:

• PHP editor http://www.coffeecup.com/select/editor.html (rating 5 stars).
• HTML/PHP editors Quanta http://quanta.sourceforge.net
• HTML/PHP editors Blue Fish http://bluefish.linuxave.net
• HTML editors AswEdit http://www.advasoft.com

5.5 PHP Utilities

• Zend Optimizers http://www.zend.com
• Zend Compilers http://www.zend.com

• Lots of info on PHP on MS Windows platform http://php.weblogs.com

• PHP GroupWare Apps http://www.htmlgroupware.org
• PHP Web Shop http://www.htmlshop.org
• PHP Nuke Web Portal system http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpnuke

5.6 Convert Microsoft ASP scripts to PHP - ASP2PHP

To convert ASP scripts to PHP use this utility http://asp2php.naken.cc