[wp-hackers] PHP IDEs

[Jorge Peña]

And I assume it wouldn't work if one connected through FTP or SSH to their
install on their server right? I guess I'll do what you did.

On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 7:05 PM, Callum Macdonald <lists.automattic.com@
callum-macdonald.com> wrote:

> I have a test install of WordPress where I develop my plugins. So I'm
> editing code directly on my dev server. I have a "project" defined in Zend
> which includes the whole WP install. So it can auto-complete function names,
> etc, etc.
>
> It's not fool proof. It doesn't auto-complete action names, filter names,
> and so on. Sometimes it gets confused and thinks files are missing, or
> doesn't understand variables in include paths. But generally, it works
> pretty well. I find it invaluable when code browsing, tracking down exactly
> where something happens, etc.
>
> Just to clarify, it will only work if you have the complete WP codebase
> available so it can "learn" the functions.
>
> Cheers - Callum.
>
>
> Jorge Peña wrote:
>
>> Callum, how do you have it set up with WP functions. Do you mean that the
>> WP
>> functions work when creating a plugin? If so then what do you do, import
>> the
>> entire WordPress installation so that it can process the function
>> information? Or do you mean it works with WP functions when you're working
>> on WordPress itself?
>>
>> On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 6:36 AM, Callum Macdonald <lists.automattic.com@
>> callum-macdonald.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> I also use Zend Studio. It's not free or open source, which I dislike,
>>> but
>>> it's the only editor I've found which does the basic things I need.
>>>
>>> * Code completion, automatically, without pressing any keys, of both PHP
>>> and custom functions. It works well for WP functions.
>>> * Code navigation. CTRL-click a function / class / etc and it will take
>>> you
>>> to the relevant file / line.
>>> * Highlighting, including basic parse errors
>>>
>>> As an aside, guys, this is a very busy list, please, keep the "I meant
>>> MHz", ipod and other inane chatter to yourselves, please. We don't need
>>> to
>>> generate a new mail for each of those comments. On IRC or a quiet list it
>>> might not matter, but this list is huge and busy.
>>>
>>> Cheers - Callum.
>>>
>>>
>>> Chris wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I use Zend Studio - it integrates with svn for project/version
>>>> management,
>>>> has syntax highlighting, catches lots of errors when typing (shows
>>>> missing {
>>>> }, or un-matched () in if statements etc.
>>>> on-line help for any php term, debugging etc. it's good but costs. I
>>>> believe Zend + Eclipse is excellent, but have not tried it yet.
>>>> I won't go on, check out the Zend website, it's all there. (Zend are the
>>>> makers of php I believe).
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Mahmoud H. Al-Qudsi wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Not bad. 'e' was supposed to be the TextMate on windows, but required
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> CYGWIN just to mimic it on some levels, and I found it lacking and
>>>>>> clunky.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll keep my eye on this one for sure. Thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Same here (on both counts).
>>>>>
>>>>> -MQ
>>>>>
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