Free PHP Editor ???????????

**1337-Dev** · Jul 13, 2004 04:05

i dont know why but i just find it easier, without all the syntax highlighting etc.

Im the same. Notepad and wordpad do the trick just fine. Syntax highlighting just confuses the whole thing. And when the script is run you get an error if its broken so you know where to fix anyway.

**Dean C** · Jul 13, 2004 06:27

Originally Posted by 1337-Dev

Im the same. Notepad and wordpad do the trick just fine. Syntax highlighting just confuses the whole thing. And when the script is run you get an error if its broken so you know where to fix anyway.

How anyone can say that is beyond me. Errors aren't always outputted correctly in PHP and don't always give the correct line. Also imagine you have one missing closing single quote somewhere. It'd take you seconds to find it with syntax highlighting on as opposed to with it off

Also as far as you advocating or even discussing cracking software, I'm surprised you haven't been formally warned within the thread.

**1337-Dev** · Jul 13, 2004 06:54

Heh, yeah that was a while ago, and i justified why i said it, so leave it at that

.

**Kasai** · Jul 13, 2004 07:32

Programmer's Notepad seems to be pretty neat.

**CandyMann_69** · Jul 13, 2004 08:58

http://scintilla.sourceforge.net/SciTE.html
It has auto complete for functions as well as anything you have typed in the current document.

**Scott.Mc** · Jul 13, 2004 10:54

well i dont have problems finding errors php errors are 90% of the time the line above and i usualy just use include 'footer.php';
exit;

so i dont need to worry about a missing }

**zimba** · Jul 13, 2004 10:59

you don't get the point,
we took so much time to choose the right IDE,
that we get obfuscated by somebody who just use notepad

**1337-Dev** · Jul 13, 2004 11:01

zimba was that aimed at me

. Dont know what you mean? I just find notepad and wordpad easier to use. Its a matter of opinion.

**zimba** · Jul 13, 2004 12:02

sorry my joke doesn't seem to work out in english

**1337-Dev** · Jul 13, 2004 12:11

Ha ha, guess not..

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**Darchangel** · Jul 13, 2004 17:34

here's the reason i started using editpad over notepad: multiline find/replace. you can also find/replace tab characters and switch between unix/windows/mac line formatting. notepad can't and will break code created in unix

there are tons of other features too but those were definitely the huge ones that made me switch from notepad

**DemonX** · Jul 13, 2004 19:59

Originally Posted by Hartmann

ConTEXT

I second that! Context is great for everything really. Fast/lightweight + has syntax highlighting for many types of files.

**BlueFire2k5** · Jul 13, 2004 20:30

I like Crimson editor. It's always worked for all the languages I program in, and I like it's syntax highlighting.

**sputza** · Jul 13, 2004 21:55

I used to use PHPEdit before I started to use Dreamweaver MX for PHP.

http://www.waterproof.fr/products/PH...creenshots.php

Give it a try... I havent used it in a couple of years but I'm sure that it has improved over the years. It was good then... it's got to be good now right???

**zjcboy** · Jul 14, 2004 03:09

scite, you'll be surprised how cool it is

**yjanse** · Jul 14, 2004 07:53

@sputza:

PHPEdit is no longer free I have heard.

**Daijoubu** · Jul 15, 2004 04:13

It's free for personal use
The default UI is a bit cluttered, but after customisation, it is good

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