Dreamweaver VS phpDesigner

kostis12345

I've been using phpDesigner for quite a while and I can't find how Dreamweaver is better(since DW costs 400$ whereas phpDesigner costs only 75$).I hope that someone who has used both can help.

Thanks in Advance

foyer

I have both, but I have yet to really dive into phpDesigner just because I'm so used to dreamweaver.

I don't use it very extensively, and I only use the 'code' designer mode. But what I do like about dreamweaver is the ease to upload my projects from my local dev machine, or syncing both my dev server and my live server. I'm sure phpDesigner has similar functionality but I couldn't figure it out quick enough. In Dreamweaver you can right click your file in your project window, and upload it to the server, or you can upload an entire directory in 1 click.

NogDog

I've not yet learned DW, though I have a copy from 2004 still lying around that I've never really learned to use.

I was using PHPDesigner for about the last year or so, but now am mostly using NetBeans 6.5 as a couple PHPDesigner quirks/anomalies were giving me grief.

blackhorse

how about the support of css in phpDesigner and NetBeans 6.5?

NogDog

blackhorse;10915616 wrote:
how about the support of css in phpDesigner and NetBeans 6.5?

I think they're both pretty much the same: they recognize the syntax, report parse errors, and so forth.

kennethjaysone

They're pretty much the same but i only wish phpDesigner had the code folding feature. I've yet to find out how to upload files to the server via the ftp tools in phpDesigner..

rulian

I love DW CS4, but the previous versions did lack alot of features that made them inferior to the programs. But I learned to use dreamweaver first so I guess its what ever you first get use to is the easiest

bpat1434

I personally started with just a text editor, then moved to Dreamweaver (only code view). Got tired of Macromedia's Dreamweaver and moved to EditPlus, then Notepad++ then Eclipse, then Zend IDE 5 (the non eclipse based one) then Zend 6 and I'm currently testing Zend IDE 7. Recently though, I've loved working in nothing but straight ViM in Ubuntu at work.

It's preference. I don't need an FTP client inside my editor, that's what either my FTP client is for OR just do a svn checkout on the server (if possible). I like an editor (or IDE) to do what it should do, and nothing more. It's one of the reasons I didn't like NuSphere PhpIDE when I tested it (alongside Zend IDE 5). It came with too much extra junk (like it's own PHP and debugger). I liked how Zend decouples it's debugger so it's not a required feature and I can use it separate from my computer. So I can install the IDE on my laptop and use my development server as a Zend debugging server. Fantastic!

It's all your preference. Most software gives you a trial period (30 days or so). Take a test-run of it. Some of the stuff is worth the extra $$ to purchase it, while others are pure junk. I think the best $20 I ever invested was in EditPlus. The next best $20 was in Trillian.

websight

I am going to check out EditPlus and Trillian. I have not hear of them but am always looking for good tools to add to the arsenal.

Thanks

Dawg

I played with Quanta Plus for a while while I had a Kbuntu system running.

I mostly use DW8 now. Like most I learned using DW4.

Anyone remember HotDog from way way back??

ankurtheking

I prefer Dreamweaver CS3. I used phpDesigner for 2 months.
Off course, I will vote for Dream Weaver