I'm still a huge fan of Komodo Edit. The new version has some very nice improvements, including inline lint checking. It is also cross platform.
Editor used for PHP
phpdesigner - though really all I use it for is code colour and brace matching
(do all my debugging via local apache )
whenever I try something else I find a reason to go back to what I know
cretaceous;11002245 wrote:whenever I try something else I find a reason to go back to what I know
+1 
One the posts mention Geany, I used it for about an hour this morning and I have to say its cool. I love the terminal feature coz it's a pain switching back and fore to the terminal. A nice editor
@jeepin I think you might have something wrong with your install, or some version with an odd bug -- I don't have that problem with notepad++ at all (I run 5.8.6 on XP). In fact, notepad++ and gedit behave exactly the same for me, in that regard...?
@, Drekorian
Trying komodo edit. Pretty awesome, so far! thanks 
My Notepad++ doesn't exhibit this problem either. However, there are plenty of variables ... EOL conversion, Language choice, Wordwrap, etc ... that might produce some effect like he describes? Perhaps...
I've d'loaded Komodo Edit but haven't found time to use it for anything useful at all. Way too stuck in Notepad++ (when on Win) these days....
Since making my post I have been using Geany, I love it. The terminal integrated is great for linux based systems. Means I dont have to leave the software, I can just sit here create virtual hosts, configure the server etc etc etc all on the command line.
dalecosp;11002376 wrote:I've d'loaded Komodo Edit but haven't found time to use it for anything useful at all.
I'm not at a point where I can switch and really "give it a try" (mid-project), but I'm going to. Pointed it at my PHP and it showed syntax errors, function definitions, and more inline. Neat
traq;11002379 wrote:I'm not at a point where I can switch and really "give it a try" (mid-project), but I'm going to. Pointed it at my PHP and it showed syntax errors, function definitions, and more inline. Neat
If you use PHPDocumentor-style comments for your functions and methods, it will display useful info from them, too (e.g. @ entries will give you the type and any description for each parameter). I'm not saying other editors don't do that, as much as I'm saying it gives me more reason to use that commenting style.
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I do; but more for my own benefit (I don't generate documentation from it). I don't always exactly follow the phpdoc rules.
I thought you meant it did some kind of function signature / type sniffing and made auto-complete suggestions...
ah well. Yeah, this is cool too. :p
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oh, crap; I completely misunderstood what you meant twice. Yeah, that is cool!
Incidentally, phpdoc comments are compiled into the bytecode, and are available through [man]Reflection[/man]. Only as a plain string, but I can see potential for implementing Java/C#-like attributes.
wow - had no idea. that could, potentially, be very useful.
4 days later
+1 for Komodo Edit!
I use phpDesigner 7
20 days later
I use Notepad++. It is a good editor capable of highlighting syntax, it is a built-in editor with Windows7, and more importantly it loads fast. I had Dreamweavor before, but couldnt stand the fact that it took a minute to open a php file...
Of course more advanced softwares like dreamweavor have more functionalities, so those who live with these functionalities will have different preferences.
I went all out last week and invested in php storm, if you have a few bucks spare its a worthwhile buy. Compared to all freeware/opensource versions it amazing.
I have phpdesigner which highligth the syntax for it and its cool to use
good but not enough info.
for more information visit.
http://phproots.com
2 months later
Stupid question but does anyone know what Eclipse does when building a workspace? Having always used very simple text editors I just don't understand the whole building a workspace and projects milarky.