PHP Tools

DzSoft PHP Editor is a tool for writing, editing, and debugging PHP scripts and HTML pages. It has a built-in FTP client and browser, Code Explorer, File Explorer, customizable Code Templates, etc. The Code Explorer provides a tree-style overview of all your script elements and allows you to quickly jump to selected sections (variables) within the script. If you have PHP installed, the program can use php.exe to run your scripts, allowing you to preview them without the need for a web server. Additional features include customizable syntax highlighting, PHP to HTML conversion, customizable templates and more.

Rapid PHP Editor is a full featured editor for PHP scripts, as well as HTML, XHTML, CSS and JavaScript. It provides features such as Syntax Highlighting, Auto Complete, PHP Syntax Check, PHP function hints, File and FTP explorer, Code Templates and more. Even though the program is not limited to PHP scripts, it offers several features that make writing PHP more convenient. This includes quick insertion of IF statements, HTML to PHP conversion, one-click access to frequently used PHP functions and more. If you have a local web server and PHP installed, you can also configure the program to execute and preview PHP scripts.

PHP Studio 2008 is a PHP editor with a built-in preview function that can use an internal or external web server. As long as you have PHP installed, you can execute and preview your scripts without the need to upload them first. The features include customizable syntax highlighting, file explorer, project manager, file backup and more. Top PHP Studio also comes with built-in FTP functionality and a file compare tool.

PHP Processor is a tool for analyzing and optimizing your PHP files. It can remove unnecessary data like spaces, comments etc. to reduce the size of your files. In addition, you can use the program to replace variables in multiple files and get a statistical overview of code/html usage as well as the number of functions used and more. The variable replacement option also allows you to replace variables with meaningless numbers and letters, making it a little harder to make sense of your distributed source code. The interface looks similar to an editor interface (however you cannot edit your files with it) and provides a list of variables and functions that are used in each script. Additional features include built-in FTP client, file browser and project support.

CloudPHP is a tools for PHP developers that enables you to obfuscate your code by concealing variables, functions and classes with randomly generate number values, making the code difficult to read. It also removes whitespace, line breaks and comments. The program automatically excludes several standard variables, and you can add your own exclusions to the list. You can also define custom strings and their conversion type to customize the obfuscation. CloudPHP outputs the processed files to a new folder, leaving your original code unchanged.

TSW WebCoder is a feature packed HTML editor with integrated project management and built-in FTP client. In addition, it offers libraries with HTML, CSS, JS, VBS and PHP tags, a file explorer, customizable syntax coloring, integrated browser preview and more. WebCoder even features built-in scripting, that allows you to write functions for the program your self, or download others, and extend the way of using it. The editor provides support for PHP and style sheets, as well as spell checking and code validation. Additional features include HTML Tidy, image viewer, customizable toolbar button, meta tags editor, extended search and replace, server mappings and many other useful features. A great editor for novice and professionals alike.

EngInSite Editor for PHP is a PHP editing and development environment (IDE) with full support for PHP 4/5. It enables you to create and test PHP scripts on your local machine without the need for an additional web server. It includes debugging and profiling features, as well as a navigation tree for variables, function, classes etc. contained in the current script. The program also offers full HTML editing features with syntax highlighting, browser preview and categorized HTML tags for quick access. Additional features include code formatting, project management, built-in FTP client, Unicode support, macro support and more.