Our goal is to create product which would simplify and speed up to the
maximum process of developing full-featured web sites on php. For now,
it includes all standard abilities for operating with code and many
advanced features for PHP developing. Full description for all features
you can find on Features tour page.
The full list of all features of Free PHP IDE:
• PHP, HTML, javascript, CSS code highlighting
• PHP, HTML, javascript, CSS code collapsing
• HTML autocomplete
Autocomplete of tags, attributes for current tag, closing tags.
• HTML code inspector
Inspector makes it simple to find HTML elements buried deep in the page.
• CSS autocomplete
Autocomplete of style property names and values.
javascript Advanced autocomplete
Autocomplete of keywords, DOM elements and their properties.
• PHP Advanced autocomplete
This feature speeds up writing a code. Autocomplete includes wide selection of code completion listings.
Lists are formed of both standard PHP and user's classes, variables, functions, constants and keywords. Starting typing new element, lists of all possible variants for its completion are being displaying after $this-> and ClassName::
• PHP Debugger
The Debugger is a package of tools that allows a developer debugging applications during developing process. Before running, you need to configure it. Set necessary values for the following options in Preferences menu (Tools-->Preferences-->Debugger):
Virtual folder - path to a virtual project folder
Virtual host URL - url of a virtual folder
Path to php.ini - path to the php.ini file
Server - Apache version running on your computer. You need to select from the list, which displays all Apache versions installed on your machine.
Features for debugger:
Functions Step Into (F11), Step Over (F10), Stop Debug (Shift+F5)
Watch window in debugger, displaying only user's variables
Local variables window and Call stack windows
Expand of objects $this-> while debugging
SQL Autocomplete
Autocomplete of database objects (tables, fields) and SQL structures.
Context and Dynamic Help with search for work with PHP, MySQL, HTML
DynamicHelp window automatically lists all possible references for current word. You also can use ContextHelp to get information about shortcut keys.
Code folding (collapsing)
Pair highlighting
Highlighting of paired tags and attributes.
Pair selection, tags and attributes selection commands
Selects content within current block.
Tooltip:
The tooltip enables to view values of variables marked with a mouse cursor.
Class View
(View-->Window-->Class View) contains code elements (classes, functions and variables) of all opened files and of a whole application.
You can easily navigate through your project and find all declarations for chosen element within it. In case of ambiguity solution dialogue appears.
Preview in a browser
Project manager
The project is connected with a folder on the disc. And its structure remains the same when transfers. Also there is an ability to search project's symbols and files using shortcut keys.
Incremental find
All standard functionalities for work with a code
Drupal plug-in available
Smarty plug-in available
WordPress plug-in available
Joomla plug-in available
New version has the following new abilities:
Speed up for code editing
Option for Shift+Backspace
Storing collapsing state
Bugs fixed:
Dialog for Hot Keys in the Preferences
Crash on exit in 64-bit Win7
Bug with collapsing in word-wrap mode
Navigation in the Project Tree by keys
bug with CakePhp MVC directories
crash on Locals Window
some crashes while code editing
some crashes on close files
problem with same file names by SFTP
some incorrect highlighting for Starty templates