modest Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Hello, I have a domain name registered with my domain provider which is essentially on a Linux server supporting PHP and mySQL database. I want to put up a simple plain website (only HTML/PHP pages but no database stuff) on it. Can anyone tell me a good tool to create websites in PHP just like we do with Visual Studio. I am a programmer/developer and I know PHP and other programming languages, but I need some good visual sophisticated editor to have a better structured website. I am using Windows Vista/XP as my development machine. So something which can run on Windows/XP. Thanks Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/64805-development-environment-for-php-websites/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuggieBear Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 I don't use a Visual tool anymore, other than a browser of course. But I used to use Macromedia (Adobe) Dreamweaver, which can handle PHP I believe. Regards Huggie Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/64805-development-environment-for-php-websites/#findComment-323272 Share on other sites More sharing options...
modest Posted August 14, 2007 Author Share Posted August 14, 2007 I don't use a Visual tool anymore, other than a browser of course. But I used to use Macromedia (Adobe) Dreamweaver, which can handle PHP I believe. Regards Huggie Hmm ok thanks for your reply....I am looking for something which is available freely..I believe for Macromedia I will have to pay.... Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/64805-development-environment-for-php-websites/#findComment-323273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuggieBear Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 I'd give Google a try... with the follwoing search free +wysiwyg +php Regards Huggie Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/64805-development-environment-for-php-websites/#findComment-323297 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NArc0t1c Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 You can easily find a free template with google. You can try Macromeedia Dreamweaver, 30-Days Trail. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/64805-development-environment-for-php-websites/#findComment-323307 Share on other sites More sharing options...
modest Posted August 14, 2007 Author Share Posted August 14, 2007 You can easily find a free template with google. You can try Macromeedia Dreamweaver, 30-Days Trail. I already have a template but I need some sort of software to maintain and develop my website from the existing template. Using plain text editor is too much hassle and prone to errors. I am looking for something which I can use for a long time. How do most of the people develop websites in PHP? I mean what do they use? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/64805-development-environment-for-php-websites/#findComment-323309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NArc0t1c Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 A PHP Editor. Most people can design a php based website with style without having to see how it looks every minute. You start to learn how things look with different elements after you have done it a while. Some php editors does have preview future. I know for a fact though Template designers use Dreamweaver, but it costs(but nothing good in this world is free). Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/64805-development-environment-for-php-websites/#findComment-323318 Share on other sites More sharing options...
modest Posted August 14, 2007 Author Share Posted August 14, 2007 A PHP Editor. Most people can design a php based website with style without having to see how it looks every minute. You start to learn how things look with different elements after you have done it a while. Some php editors does have preview future. I know for a fact though Template designers use Dreamweaver, but it costs(but nothing good in this world is free). Thanks for your reply. Can you suggest some PHP editor? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/64805-development-environment-for-php-websites/#findComment-323323 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NArc0t1c Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 There are many, I suggest phpDesigner 2007. You really need to find one that you like. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/64805-development-environment-for-php-websites/#findComment-323327 Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeB Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Well, any serious developer who uses PHP as a tool rarely is the person who actually is developing the look and feel of said website (at least from my experience) I can code just about anything in PHP but there's many, many more people who could make things look much better with a lot less effort. My advice: stick to coding and have someone else deal with the beauty http://eclipse.org => http://phpeclipse.net eclipse is a wonderful IDE, and phpeclipse is a plugin to provide PHP support. Here's what it looks like on 1024x768 (my laptop normally uses 1440x1050, but I took the screenshot for someone still running 1024) http://nick.stinemates.org/eclipse.png Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/64805-development-environment-for-php-websites/#findComment-324372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
modest Posted August 15, 2007 Author Share Posted August 15, 2007 Well, any serious developer who uses PHP as a tool rarely is the person who actually is developing the look and feel of said website (at least from my experience) I can code just about anything in PHP but there's many, many more people who could make things look much better with a lot less effort. My advice: stick to coding and have someone else deal with the beauty http://eclipse.org => http://phpeclipse.net eclipse is a wonderful IDE, and phpeclipse is a plugin to provide PHP support. Here's what it looks like on 1024x768 (my laptop normally uses 1440x1050, but I took the screenshot for someone still running 1024) http://nick.stinemates.org/eclipse.png Thanks for the reply. Actually in this case I am not doing any serious php stuff. There is no database..It is basically an HTML site but later on I might decide to use some php database stuff. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/64805-development-environment-for-php-websites/#findComment-324401 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stopofeger Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Maguma open studio *Free *open source *Great syntax highliting *CVS, Built in class browser, ftp frowser *intellisense for user and native functions *debugging and so on. Simply the best I have used and its free. I never found any php IDE with so many features yet free. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/64805-development-environment-for-php-websites/#findComment-324553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
modest Posted August 15, 2007 Author Share Posted August 15, 2007 Maguma open studio *Free *open source *Great syntax highliting *CVS, Built in class browser, ftp frowser *intellisense for user and native functions *debugging and so on. Simply the best I have used and its free. I never found any php IDE with so many features yet free. Just when I thought I found the application that I was looking for (Maguma) - It did not worked in Windows Vista...As soon as I click on the exe after installing, it says the program has stopped working. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/64805-development-environment-for-php-websites/#findComment-324755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stopofeger Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 why on earth you want to use vista for development? ??? Even php doesn't work well on vista. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/64805-development-environment-for-php-websites/#findComment-324910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
modest Posted August 15, 2007 Author Share Posted August 15, 2007 why on earth you want to use vista for development? ??? Even php doesn't work well on vista. I guess I have no other option. And as I said before right now most of the stuff is HTML inside the PHP files. I might not use the database etc for next 1 year at least. Any suggestions.... Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/64805-development-environment-for-php-websites/#findComment-324922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stopofeger Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 You use visual studio right? Then you can use VS.php. It is like php ide module for php on visual studio. It has more cool features then maguma and you will also be familiar to how it works. I think it will work on vista also. But its not free. But you can give it a trial. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/64805-development-environment-for-php-websites/#findComment-324928 Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeB Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 The question then becomes why use PHP if you don't plan on using any of it's features? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/64805-development-environment-for-php-websites/#findComment-325295 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoelRocks Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Best enviroment in my mind is Zend Studios, give it a try! Really good not really for the layout side, but still cracking. Joel Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/64805-development-environment-for-php-websites/#findComment-326886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobby Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 I usually code my css/html by hand. Then when I have finished, I load it in Firefox, and open Firebug. I use firebug to get everything aligned, pixels right, etc. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/64805-development-environment-for-php-websites/#findComment-336811 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorthy359 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 narcotic, i too was going to suggest php designer 2007 but i dont know if it will work under vista and even if it does,i have no idea how the debugger will work. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/64805-development-environment-for-php-websites/#findComment-347687 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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