I've finished my evaluation and just for the sake of doing it, I created a table like the ones you find on some sites, portraying the value that each of the IDE's provide. Can anybody else think of any things you like most about IDE's or that you would expect in an IDE supported PHP, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS development?
Thanks, and here's the table. *PHP IDE Wars* This table contains a feature comparison of four popular PHP IDE's, namely Komodo IDE <http://www.activestate.com/komodo_ide> (professional), Komodo Edit<http://www.openkomodo.com/>(open source), Zend Studio<http://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=BpKYNR3YbSNnVJp7EiAHrubntBMuHwzSV5Mz5BuKBpzfgmBcIABABGAEgtlQ4AVCfi7uQ-_____8BYMn-lo3opIwYoAGfkZ7_A8gBAYACAdkDmPKCD5yRU0M&sig=AGiWqtyUUIVo3V6ulAG8O-gtSt2v3eGQzQ&q=http://www.zend.com/en/products/studio?engine=google&cmpg=zendstudio&k_id=zend_studio>(professional), and the Eclipse PDT Project <http://www.eclipse.org/pdt/> (open source). *Feature* *Komodo IDE* *Komodo Edit* *Zend Studio* *Eclipse PDT* Launch site on local machine Yes (integrated) Yes (integrated) Yes (but could not make it work) Yes (integrated) PHP 5 auto-complete Yes Yes Yes Yes PHP 5 syntax highlighting Yes Yes Yes Yes HTML 4 or XHTML auto-complete Yes Yes Yes Yes HTML 4 or XHTML syntax highlighting Yes Yes Yes Yes JavaScript auto-complete No No No Yes (Ctrl + Spacebar) JavaScript syntax highlighting Yes Yes Yes Yes CSS syntax highlighting Yes Yes Yes Yes Code block auto-completion Yes Yes Yes Yes Integrated Subversion source control Yes No Yes Yes (via Eclipse plug-in) Integrated FTP connection No Yes No Yes Project management (ability to group files into a project) Yes Yes Yes Yes Ability to import file system into project Yes Yes Yes Integrated debugger Yes (remote and local) No Yes Yes Multiple files open at same time Yes Yes Yes Yes Syntax error checking (for HTML, JavaScript, and PHP) Yes Yes Yes Yes Shortcut keys or quick-keys No (built on Mozilla platform – means a plug-in could be created No (built on Mozilla platform – means a plug-in could be created Yes (programmable) Yes (programmable) Windows compatible Yes Yes Yes Yes Macintosh compatible Yes Yes Yes Yes Linux compatible Yes Yes Yes Yes Other system software requirements PHP PHP Java JRE Java JRE Trial period 31 days n/a 21 days n/a Final purchase cost Professional – per license $295.00 Volume discounts at http://www.activestate.com/support_resources/store_faq.plex#volumediscounts Open source $0.00 Professional – per license 1 year support for $399.00 3 years support for $717.00 Quantity licensing at http://www.zend.com/en/store/software/studio/#Additional-Information Open source $0.00 -- Nathan Lane Home, http://www.nathandelane.com Blog, http://nathandelane.blogspot.com
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