Comments on: PHP Support in NetBeans 6.5 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/16/php-support-in-netbeans-65/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:35:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Prado http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/16/php-support-in-netbeans-65/comment-page-1/#comment-912365 Prado Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:26:37 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3337#comment-912365 For me what i found lacking in netbeans was a good ftp feature similar to Dreamweaver, i usually pick files from the remote server while it is also copying the file back to my local machine. i couldn't find an ftp plugin at the time when this article came out and while i was trying netbeans. This what made me abandon netbeans. Does anyone know about ftp plugin for netbeans? For me what i found lacking in netbeans was a good ftp feature similar to Dreamweaver, i usually pick files from the remote server while it is also copying the file back to my local machine. i couldn’t find an ftp plugin at the time when this article came out and while i was trying netbeans. This what made me abandon netbeans. Does anyone know about ftp plugin for netbeans?

]]> By: Kevin http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/16/php-support-in-netbeans-65/comment-page-1/#comment-888959 Kevin Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:06:32 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3337#comment-888959 Nice article, thanks! I've tried all the IDE's for PHP mentioned in these comments and I've been having the best luck so far with Netbeans. There are a few features others have that it still lacks but the more support it gets the faster it will advance I'm sure! If you're tired of 'doing battle' with your PHP IDE and require stability, ease of use, and responsiveness over a few code completion features that don't actually help (in practice) that much anyway; certainly give Netbeans a fair shake! Once I realized what I had; I knew it was the best solution currently available - for me. The fact that it's cross-platform and free is icing on the cake! The development build of 6.5 does enable SFTP (for PHP only?) so that very welcome functionality is on the way; for PHP developers anyway... I'm not aware of any claim made about Dreamweaver being an IDE? It is for web designers not developers. It supports PHP syntax coloring to some degree but if you try opening a framework in it, just falls apart. Not to mention having to tweak config files to recognize file types such as phtml. I always thought DW was great for what it was but not on Linux I don't ;) If you're looking for the next step up from Dreamweaver in your environment; save yourself some headache and try Netbeans first, try others, then have another look at Netbeans. Runners up for me include Gedit, Eclipse PDT 2.0, Zend Studio 6.1, Komodo IDE and Komodo Edit Nice article, thanks!

I’ve tried all the IDE’s for PHP mentioned in these comments and I’ve been having the best luck so far with Netbeans. There are a few features others have that it still lacks but the more support it gets the faster it will advance I’m sure!

If you’re tired of ‘doing battle’ with your PHP IDE and require stability, ease of use, and responsiveness over a few code completion features that don’t actually help (in practice) that much anyway; certainly give Netbeans a fair shake! Once I realized what I had; I knew it was the best solution currently available – for me. The fact that it’s cross-platform and free is icing on the cake!

The development build of 6.5 does enable SFTP (for PHP only?) so that very welcome functionality is on the way; for PHP developers anyway…

I’m not aware of any claim made about Dreamweaver being an IDE? It is for web designers not developers. It supports PHP syntax coloring to some degree but if you try opening a framework in it, just falls apart. Not to mention having to tweak config files to recognize file types such as phtml. I always thought DW was great for what it was but not on Linux I don’t ;)

If you’re looking for the next step up from Dreamweaver in your environment; save yourself some headache and try Netbeans first, try others, then have another look at Netbeans.

Runners up for me include Gedit, Eclipse PDT 2.0, Zend Studio 6.1, Komodo IDE and Komodo Edit

]]> By: Abdul Aziz http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/16/php-support-in-netbeans-65/comment-page-1/#comment-885792 Abdul Aziz Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:06:20 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3337#comment-885792 Hi, Thanks for a great article. Netbeans - thumbs up from my side. Has anyone tried the file comparing option on netbeans ?. open a file -> Right click on the filename tab on netbeans -> click diff ( If what I remember is correct ) and choose your second file. And just be amazed at how easy it is to compare two versions of the same file and make corrections. It will hardly take you a minute :-). That is probably the best option I have found in netbeans. :-) Hi,

Thanks for a great article.

Netbeans – thumbs up from my side.

Has anyone tried the file comparing option on netbeans ?. open a file -> Right click on the filename tab on netbeans -> click diff ( If what I remember is correct ) and choose your second file. And just be amazed at how easy it is to compare two versions of the same file and make corrections. It will hardly take you a minute :-).

That is probably the best option I have found in netbeans. :-)

]]> By: Vincent Baert http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/16/php-support-in-netbeans-65/comment-page-1/#comment-859408 Vincent Baert Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:35:40 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3337#comment-859408 I love netbeans a lot. It works on the windows computer at work and it works perfectly on my Linux laptop at home. The only thing I miss in Netbeans is SFTP support. I love netbeans a lot. It works on the windows computer at work and it works perfectly on my Linux laptop at home.
The only thing I miss in Netbeans is SFTP support.

]]> By: Christiano http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/16/php-support-in-netbeans-65/comment-page-1/#comment-856741 Christiano Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:17:24 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3337#comment-856741 I have used Netbeans for just under a year and find it excellent. Have seen it mature from 5.5 to 6.5 and can see it improving further. Those screenshots do not do Netbeans any favour's. It's without a doubt the nicest (and neatest/cleanest) looking IDE I've seen in a long time. Marty I have used Netbeans for just under a year and find it excellent. Have seen it mature from 5.5 to 6.5 and can see it improving further.

Those screenshots do not do Netbeans any favour’s. It’s without a doubt the nicest (and neatest/cleanest) looking IDE I’ve seen in a long time.

Marty

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/16/php-support-in-netbeans-65/comment-page-1/#comment-856183 Anonymous Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:38:45 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3337#comment-856183 Finally a good PHP IDE. Eclipse's PHP support sucks, and it is just plain ugly compared to NetBeans. Finally a good PHP IDE. Eclipse’s PHP support sucks, and it is just plain ugly compared to NetBeans.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/16/php-support-in-netbeans-65/comment-page-1/#comment-856182 Anonymous Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:37:33 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3337#comment-856182 Finally a good PHP IDE. Eclipse's PHP support sucks, and Eclipse is just plain ugly compared to NetBeans. Finally a good PHP IDE. Eclipse’s PHP support sucks, and Eclipse is just plain ugly compared to NetBeans.

]]> By: Navid http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/16/php-support-in-netbeans-65/comment-page-1/#comment-853391 Navid Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:27:34 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3337#comment-853391 I also use NuSphere's PhpED, which I consider to be the best "PHP IDE" out there. NuSphere says it has plans for JavaScript support, though unclear when that will precipitate. What I really love about NetBeans 6.5 in addition to its already mature PHP support is its better (X)HTML and PHP syntax checking and of course the superb support for JavaScript/AJAX with code completion and debugging that is still lacking in PhpED. PhpED will certainly remain my workhorse for the server side, but without NB alongside PhpED, I would possibly have switched to Komodo IDE. Overall, I am very grateful for NetBeans' PHP support. I also use NuSphere’s PhpED, which I consider to be the best “PHP IDE” out there. NuSphere says it has plans for JavaScript support, though unclear when that will precipitate. What I really love about NetBeans 6.5 in addition to its already mature PHP support is its better (X)HTML and PHP syntax checking and of course the superb support for JavaScript/AJAX with code completion and debugging that is still lacking in PhpED. PhpED will certainly remain my workhorse for the server side, but without NB alongside PhpED, I would possibly have switched to Komodo IDE. Overall, I am very grateful for NetBeans’ PHP support.

]]> By: Lurius http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/16/php-support-in-netbeans-65/comment-page-1/#comment-852539 Lurius Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:24:48 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3337#comment-852539 @materix Yes, Nusphere PhpED is really good IDE. It's replacing PHP Designer as my number one IDE. It's really fast and has code folding. @materix

Yes, Nusphere PhpED is really good IDE. It’s replacing PHP Designer as my number one IDE.

It’s really fast and has code folding.

]]> By: materix http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/16/php-support-in-netbeans-65/comment-page-1/#comment-850506 materix Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:29:49 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3337#comment-850506 Am I the only one here who favors Nusphere PHPEd? Am I the only one here who favors Nusphere PHPEd?

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