[SOLVED] Fundamental issue with dreamweaver

[isbhenrylu]

Hi guys,

I've being developing websites using xhtml and css before, and dreamweaver  cs3 was great for that, but when I'm now programming with php and mysql, I found it was near junk.

 

First, the auto-code completion for html doesn't work anymore as long as it's within the <?php ?> tags. It only shows the code hint, making it a lot longer to code if I want to include html stuff in there.

 

Also there is no effective code hint for php as well. eg. When I start typing a function, it only gives me the format of the function and not the codes available in which I could choose from and then simply press enter (like how in normal html when I type < it gives me all the available tags like <p>, <h1>...) . This essentially means I have to type out every php function completely by hand! I thought dreamweaver was MADE FOR programming. What's the problem. Can the above be solved or what is it. Because it really annoys me that I have to remember or look up every function every time!

 

If dreamweaver cannot do some effective code hint, anyone know a better editor?

 

Thanks.

[ldb358]

there a sticky in this section about that, personally i use komodo edit its free plus saves the names of all your functions and variables, has syntax checking and has a lot of the built in php function built in

[PFMaBiSmAd]

This is also a cross-post to this thread - http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php/topic,265575.0.html