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did some digging on this and surprised at how many choices out there. if you have good experience with yours, drop me a pointer please. hoping to save some time from the digging :-)....

don't need fancy features. just a basic php editor that will syntax check and 'compile' to view the html result, with code library and template for php and mysql, and synchornize ftp upload to server.

This might be exactly the one you're looking for

[www.rj-texted.se]

Have fun,

[www.jlbn.com] (testing WAMPS on Vista)
[test.jlbn.com] (testing codes on Vista)

Win Vista Business
Apache 2.2.4
MySQL 5.2.3 F-A
PHP 5.2.1
SSL 0.9.8D

phpMyAdmin 2.10.0.2

here are some open source php editors for windows and linux

[www.cobra-scripts.com]



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thanks for the links, i will check them out.

is anyone here using phpeclipse?
and what would be the best non-free IDE/editor ?

cheers

eclipse can be hard to install and use, but it is a good freeware editor.


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i wanted to get a free ide with (real) debugging capabilities so i did some checking.
seems phpeclipse with the DBG debugger isn't the one to go for (anymore) but i found a nice alternative which is alive and kicking

ECLIPSE+PDT+XDEBUG :

i have easily set up eclipse with the PDT plugin (=Php Development Tools) and XDebug.
works with wamp 1.7.0, i just did my first php debug run woohoo :p
check here for the simple steps i followed:
[www.starbowconsulting.com]

so far so good,
but the only thing with regards to wamp that i dont like is that wamp puts the php.ini in the wamp\apache2\bin folder.

my PDT debugger-setup needs the php.ini in the same dir as the php.exe so for now i just COPIED the php.ini from the wamp/apache2/bin folder to the wamp/php folder (which sucks when the php.ini needs to be editted).

can i tell apache where the php.ini is using the PHPIniDir directive in the apache httpd.conf file? or will that not be enough, because i noticed that the wampmanager.ini also contains the location of the php.ini.

what is the reason wamp keeps the php.ini in the apache2/bin folder anyway?

any help for the most efficient way to relocate the php.ini without breaking wamp would be appreciated.



Post Edited (04-03-07 11:53)

ok, the way i "solved" it now....

i used the PHPRC environment variable to tell the IDE/debugger where the php.ini is located, so for now i let wamp keep the php.ini in the (quirky) apache2/bin folder.

works like a charm :p

i still wonder if there is a simple way to let wamp know where i keep the php.ini i want to use though.

Look at Codelobster PHP Edition - [www.codelobster.com]
It is my favourite free PHP IDE