EditPlus - Using its built-in Browser

ATS16805

I've been writing my code in EditPlus. I like it a lot (maybe there are "better" editors for PHP, but i've used editplus for a while w/ perl or html, so it just feels right).

Is it possible to test my PHP code right in EditPlus? So far, all i've gotten has been a "white" or blank screen in EditPlus when i attempt to view a php file.

is there anything special that i need to do in order for it to function the way i want? i'd like to have my code up, and test the file all in EditPlus-- especially since it seems like it should work -- i've viewed HTML in EditPlus browser, and it looks fine.

Do you recommend any other editors which might be better for a PHP beginner, and one which might also have its own browser, as EditPlus does? i really haven't shopped around since i already had EditPlus.

I also have PHPMaker, but i don't think i'm ready for that yet! To me, it seems too much like Dreamweaver, and i want to actually learn the code before i use something that does a lot for me.

Azala

I don't know EditPlus at all, but I do know that usually editors like this embed the IE browser into the application, so it's really a stripped version of Internet Explorer you are using.

If this is the case, you should be able to view PHP coded pages in the EditPlus browser by installing for instance APACHE webbrowser and PHP on your computer as a local service.

I sincerely doubt they wrote their own webbrowser from scratch so this should work.

ATS16805

you're correct about the browser.. i think. i do have apache, php, and mysql installed and functioning properly.

strange thing about the EditPlus "Seamless Browser". several days ago when i select from the EditPlus menu View>View in Browser, it would access the php page from the Apache webroot, but would not display anything processed and returned by PHP. only when there was regular html in the page did i see anything. for example, one test page processed some array functions and i had the output going into 2 columns of a table so i could see all the output on one page. in the EditPlus "seamless browser" window, all i would see was the plain html code output-- the table borders and headings. if there was only PHP output in the file being viewed, it would look like a blank page-- all white.

but, now when i select View>View in Browser, because it is, i believe using IE, i get an error: "Action canceled
Internet Explorer was unable to link to the Web page you requested. The page might be temporarily unavailable. " and a pop-up windows error (see attachment)
also, the address in the EditPlus browser shows this:
file:///C:/Program%2520Files/Apache%2520Group/Apache/htdocs/webroot/firstSqlSelectRetrieval.php
why the "%2520"? usually when a browser represents a space in the address, isn't it shown as "%20"?

i don't understand why suddenly the browser is showing this error, not to mention the Windows error.

i can view the files fine by going to the regular browser and typing http://localhost/filename.php

Azala

Since it's not showing the php code we can assume the php is working to some extent, exactly where the error is, is hard to say.

Isn't there a forum for EditPlus or something, they have probably run into this already?

ATS16805

yeah. i figured it out. it was an edit plus thing

it works now. the setting is in Tools>prefs>tools. then go to browser and click add, and point to your browser and then click "use temp file" if you wish (that's how i have it, and it works)