Posted by Rik on 04/25/07 20:56

Ahmer wrote:
> On Apr 24, 4:04 am, DavidNorep <avdavid.nore...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am a Java programmer who do not know anything about PHP and consider
>> to study it.Can you please tell me where to start? I visited zend.com
>> and php.net. What I'd like to know is:
>> Which online tutorial is considered very good?
>> Which free IDE is good (Eclipse?)?
>> An article that describes where PHP is more useful than Java?
>
>
> as far as the IDE goes, there is a plugin for Eclipse that will allow
> it to have a PHP perspective. In my opinion, this plugin pretty much
> sucks.

Being build with Java, the suckiness is pretty much inherent... I've
been forced to use it for some freelance detac work lately. Let's just
say I'm not amused.

(Doh! THe OP is a Java programmer... Nothing personal, just my personal
perspective on Java :P).

> I use jEdit and run the .php files in firefox. Baasically, all you
> need for php is a text editor, a web server installed, php enabled in
> the web server, and a browser. (try XAMPP)

Yup, allthough I use UltraEdit (payware), it's basically just a text
editor, and everything else can be done with 'normal' software.
Allthough syntax highlighting an the ability to map keys to usefull
tools (for instance 'php -l <name_of_file>', saves a lot of time
reloading browserwindows again and again) cannot be underestimated.

--
Rik Wasmus

Estimated date being able to walk again: 01-05-2007.
Less then a week, hurray!

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