[UPHPU] Which application environment is proper for begining php?

[Michael Jones]

Haven't tried Komodo... I *think* it's geared towards HTML production 
more than PHP, but I could be wrong.

Zend is nice, but quite expensive for simply learning PHP.  A good 
alternative is Aptana Studio, which is fairly similar to Zend but 
supports several other languages easily (CSS, JavaScript, etc. are all 
syntax highlighted as well, something Zend didn't always do properly.)

I don't reccommend Dreamweaver for learning any sort of coding.  It is 
nice for doing WYSIWYG editing, and the code it produces is cleaner than 
the alternatives, but not a good way to go for doing PHP. (IMO anyways)

Eclipse is pretty good as well, if you can get the proper plugins 
installed.  Aptana and Zend are both just packages of Eclipse with 
additional features or functionality, but both are simpler to get up and 
running than getting Eclipse to work with PHP plugins.


Personally, I use Aptana for development now.  The community edition is 
free and fully functional, and works pretty nicely.  There is a 
professional version that adds some extras (such as a custom SFTP 
plugin), which runs about $99, compared to Zend's $400+.


Hope this helps.



anil ozsoy wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Here are my new questions :)
>
> Could you pls tell me?  which application environment is proper for begining
> php?Why?
> What is the beneficial side of using this productions?
> Thanks for help
>
> Komodo
> Zend
> Dreamweaver
> Eclips
>
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