What is the best free PHP editor

charliej

Hi guys,

Could someone tell me what is the best tool to write and edit php scripts for web pages. I would like something that would highlights the code. and it must be free. I am using Win 98SE, apache, and mysql.

Am trying on Download.com but have am having no luck.

Cheers,

Charlie

jayant

Try PHP Edit. Its is a free one and nice.

BTW, Text Editors like UltraEdit 32 and TextPad are also decent and do syntax highlighting for PHP and many others.

prouski

Crimson editor is pretty good - quick, highlights text and is free.

http://www.crimsoneditor.com/

goc

notepad ?

kutucape

I think you have to try PHPEd, it's free and Maguma Studio for PHP if you use class for your application. They have syntax highlighting and the important is, they are free

jayant

sorry dear but PHPEd isnt free:
http://www.nusphere.com/products/phpadv.htm

MrAlaska

TexPad ( http://www.textpad.com ) is not free, but the nag screen is occasional and there is no expiration date on the trial period. It does PHP (and other language) highlighting, and you can download free clip libraries as well as small app to make it a notepad replacement. It is even simple to write your own or modify somebody elses clip library to have your favorite functions a mouse click away.

greg252

Do a search on this site,
there's a whole bunch.

stuartc1

Its obviously personal preferance, but in my view PHP Edit http://www.phpedit.com is very good, another good one is - good old HTML Kit http://www.chami.com/html-kit/
both are 100% free and ideal for PHP

🙂 😃 🆒

JimF

The new version of PHPEdit isn't free, but the older ones - which you could probably track down - are. PHPEdit is nice because it allows you to debug your code if you have php running on your local machine. The variable drop down list is a good feature too.

-jim

stuartc1

PHP Edit is free ! PHPEd is not free, they are different products from different companies. PHP Edit (the free one) is better that PHPEd anyway. :p

bastien

phpcoder2 (though hard to find)
or
context (free, through I got mine froma friend and wouldn't know where you can find it...

MikeRoche

The trial version of PHPEd is free for 14days
and in this 14days you will see the differense between all the other editors...🆒

use this link to evaluate PHPEd http://ww1.nusphere.com/web/registration_page.php
have fun...😃

martyn

http://www.fixedsys.com/context/

CONTEXT HERE! 😃

daveyboy

SciTE - SciTE
is great. It's free - GPL - and it has auto-completion and built-in reference.

It may take a bit of work to get the api set up - although I believe there is a Win32 version modified especially for PHP - but it's worth it. It rememers all your variables and functions, too.