List of PHP editors

Key takeaways

List of PHP editors belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect List of PHP editors to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of List of PHP editors from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

This article contains a list of text editors with features specific to the PHP scripting language.

Free editors

Cross-platform Aptana Studio – Eclipse-based IDE, able to use PDT plugins, visual JS editor. Open-source, free project. (Community edition merged in). Atom – free and open-source text editor with out-of-the-box PHP support. Bluefish – free and open-source advanced editor with many web specific functions, has PHP syntax highlighting, auto-completion, function list, PHP function documentation, WebDAV, FTP, and SSH/SFTP support for uploading Brackets – free and open-source editor in HTML5/NodeJS by Adobe Team the best for integration frontend CodeLite – an open source, cross platform IDE for C/C++ and PHP. The built-in plugins supports SVN, SSH/SFTP access, Git database browsing and others. Eclipse – PHP Development Tools (PDT) and PHPEclipse projects. With additional plugins supports SVN, CVS, database modelling, SSH/FTP access, database navigation, Trac integration, and others. Editra – open source editor. Syntax highlighting and (partial) code completion for PHP + HTML and other IDE-like features like code browser etc. Emacs – advanced text editor. The nXhtml addon has special support for PHP (and other template languages). The major mode web-mode.el is designed for editing mixed HTML templates. Geany – syntax highlighting for HTML + PHP. Provides PHP function list. jEdit – free/open source editor. Supports SFTP and FTP. Komodo Edit – general purpose scripting language editor with support for PHP. Free version of the commercial ActiveState Komodo IDE. Netbeans – IDE with PHP support and integration with web standards. Supports SFTP and FTP. Full support for SVN and Git since 7.2 and powerful plugin support for added functionality. SciTE – PHP syntax highlighting, compiler integration, powerful config via Lua API. Vim – provides PHP syntax highlighting, debugging.

Windows ConTEXT – *No longer under development* Freeware editor with syntax highlighting. Crimson Editor – Lightweight editor. Supports FTP. Microsoft WebMatrix – A combined editor, server and publishing environment, syntax highlighting for HTML, PHP, Razor, node.js, C# and JavaScript and publishing through WebDeploy and FTP. Supports multiple file encodings as of version 2. Notepad2 – Simple editor with syntax highlighting Notepad++ – FLOSS multi-language editor with macro support, syntax highlighting (possible export to HTML), code completion, php.net function reference, foldable code blocks etc.; expandable via plugins, e.g. (S)FTP support, version control (Git, SVN), documentation generators, snippet support, spell checking, custom classes completion, code beautifiers PSPad – Supports FTP; syntax highlighting. RJ TextEd – Text editor with many great features

macOS Coda (web development software) – Shareware IDE/Editor Smultron TextWrangler – Supports SFTP and FTP

Linux gedit gPHPEdit Kate – Supports any file access protocol that is supported by KIO. This includes HTTP, FTP, SSH, SMB and WebDAV. KDevelop – Supports everything as Kate above with addition of references of functions and syntax parser. Kwrite

Proprietary editors ActiveState Komodo IDE – Support for PHP syntax checking, debugging, trial available (NOTE: As of 2020, ActiveState Komodo is now completely free, and only requires that you register an account in order to use) Adobe Dreamweaver – Supports SFTP and FTP; Trial available BBEdit – Supports SFTP and FTP; Trial available Cloud9 – Online editor (supports multiple languages) Coda – Supports SFTP and FTP; Trial available CodeCharge Studio – Supports FTP Codelobster – Editor with syntax highlighting, debugger, code validation, supports FTP. Codenvy – Cloud development environment. EmEditor HyperEdit – Integrates PHP, JavaScript and HTML in an only interface WYSIWYG. JetBrains PhpStorm – PHP IDE with editor, on-the-fly code analysis and other web development specific tools including FTP/SFTP synchronization; Trial available Komodo IDE – Cross-platform integrated development environment for PHP as well as Python, Ruby and Perl. Microsoft Expression Web – Full PHP support with syntax highlighting, etc.; Trial available PHPEdit – Supports SFTP and FTP PHP Tools for Visual Studio PHP syntax highlighting, debugger, code validation, testing, support for other languages, among others. One- month trial available Rapid PHP Editor – Support for PHP syntax checking, auto-complete, debug and support for CSS, Javascript and HTML SlickEdit Smultron SourceLair – Online IDE for PHP, as well as JavaScript and Python TextPad – Trial available UltraEdit – Supports SFTP and FTP; Trial available Zend Studio – (Cross platform) professional PHP IDE, based on the PHP Development Tools plugin for the Eclipse platform; Trial available

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with List of PHP editors

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what List of PHP editors claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to List of PHP editors before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of PHP editors ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of PHP editors

In research: List of PHP editors appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of PHP editors in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of PHP editors is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Internet-related lists, Lists of software, PHP, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for List of PHP editors outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is List of PHP editors in simple terms?

This article contains a list of text editors with features specific to the PHP scripting language. Free editors Cross-platform Aptana Studio – Eclipse-based IDE, able to use PDT plugins, visual JS editor.

Why does List of PHP editors matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study List of PHP editors?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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