Hi,
I a new to PHP and I downloaded Komodo PHP Editor. It has a lot of things, but can anyone recommend another edit which as you would think would be better, specially for someone starting the road like me.
Thanks.
I was using Sublime (it’s kind of free for it will have a nag screen every once in a while), but the last couple of months I’ve been using Netbeans 8.0 (it’s free ;)) and I love it. It gives coding hints on the side, though some people will say it’s a memory hog. It’s is, but for me the trade off is worth it.
Until recently I was using Notepad++ which id free but have recently gone over to using PHPStorm which I now prefer.
Dreamweaver is the daddy!! 8) 8)
Nah, just kidding. 
I’ve been using Eclipse for a few years now, wouldn’t use anything else. 
I thought Frontpage was… :o ;D
Oh my word, Now there’s a blast from the past! 
Well it’s java…
Try out some IDEs and see what you think, we’re all different. I use PHPstorm at work, Netbeans on my desktop machine at home and Sublime Text 3 on my laptop. No reason to feel constrained to using only one either.
I use Sublime2 this is the best software for me
I think I get a little lazy when it comes to IDE’s.
I just don’t have the patience (read: can’t be assed!) to learn a new one and all it’s features, button layouts etc. unless I have an overwhelming reason to switch (like using an outdated dreamweaver)
Myself I prefer an IDE with Debugging Capabilties, otherwise it’s just another glorified notepad editor.
Try NuSphere PHPEd/Zend Studio/NetBeans/CodeLobster etc.
If your serious about learning, a debugger is an awesome tool. As you can step through the code while it’s runnning, looking at various variables. Which is fantastic when learning as you can see everything going on. Later you will find this tool invaluable when it actually comes to debugging and finding problems in your code.
[member=42595]Laffin[/member] doesn’t pretty much every IDE support xdebug? At least komodo, phpstorm, netbeans, sublime, etc support it.
Xdebug is good, but not all ide’s support debugging (Or have some complicated installation procedure)
NuSphere is better
Zend has the best debugger for PHP
A glorified Text Editor is good for simple coding or for coding on the go.
But definately look into the debugging capabilities.
some links:
https://jtreminio.com/2012/07/xdebug-and-you-why-you-should-be-using-a-real-debugger/
I prefer using NuSphere because it’s pretty small and fast.
Zend on larger projects
Geany for quick coding.
Geany does have a way of installing xdebug, but requires compiling (*nix flavor, not sure about the win flavor)
Completely agree with this article on PHP IDE’s. http://gonzalo123.com/2010/08/24/looking-for-the-perfect-php-ide/
Zend Sudio 5.5 was the best IDE, being slightly slower than NuSphere. However when it came to working on big projects, it beat any editor out there. Just so sad that it’s outdated.
Can’t talk for the others, but the ones I have used (PHPStorm, Netbeans, Sublime) just need the xdebug key set and they all work.
I don’t have any big preference with which IDE to use. I do think the workflow with sublime is faster though as you don’t feel you have to use the mouse for everything, I also like the fact it’s even more modular than netbeans so you only install the plugins you actually need. If it could get a proper intellisense/autocomplete plugin then I would have no problem saying it’s the best IDE out there.
Just a matter of personal preferance, You will get a number of whats best by different people. As JimL said have to try them out and find which one your prefer.
You know it might sound crazy but I still use sublime, Dreamweaver (I use that mostly to test out scripts and fooling around with HTML, CSS, and PHP) and NetBeans (I use that for my main projects). There are some out there that I still want to try, but don’t have the $$$ for them.