The World's Most Powerful Open Source PHP Editor

If you have not heard about it as yet, then I would like to be the first to tell you about the NetBeans PHP Editor.

The NetBeans IDE was primarily used by Java developers to create and debug Java based applications but itâ€™s not until recently that they have released an Early Access Edition for PHP, which includes a lot of the powerful editing features that was only available to the Java community.

Here are some of the features that you will find in version 6.1 Early Access Edition:

PHP, JavaScript and CSS Syntax Highlighting
Code Completion and Type Analysis
Code Folding
Smart Indent
Code Navigator
Bracket Completion
Parameter Hints
Quick Fixes and Semantic Checks
Go To Declaration - quickly locate function/variable declarations
Built-in PHP5 Documentation

The Early Access features are sufficient for Rapid PHP Application Development but the next release (version 6.5) will include a lot of features that will be of great interest to many PHP /JAX web developers. Here are some of the features to be include in the next release:

Integrated JavaScript Debugger - Support for Firefox and Internet Explorer
JavaScript Library Manager
Built-in Database support
SQL Code Completion
Database-related code snippets
Improve PHP & JavaScript Code-Completion
Find Function Usages - See where functions are used
Multiple project configurations
CSS code completion
CSS syntax checking
Code snippet and Page Template Support

NetBeans 6.5 is guaranteed to help reduce the time spent when developing PHP/Ajax applications, so be sure to give it a try today.

Download NetBeans PHP Editor
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See the NetBeans 6.5 PHP Editor in action - Online video.