PHP Editor?

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MarkPearson

• Nov 2, 2005

• Original Poster
• #1

my new website is being built in php.

I am only used to using htm and html and in the past have edited and made updates using frontpage which I found quite easy considering I quite an amature at webdesign etc.

My question is does anyone know a program that I can use to edit and add simple areas to my already designed website which is php?

 

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esynetics

• Nov 2, 2005

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• #2

you can use anything so long as the file extensions are saved as .php rather than .htm or .html

 

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MarkPearson

• Nov 2, 2005

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• #3

Can I use frontpage?

As it seems it can not work with php, it will not import them files

 

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William Wilson

• Nov 2, 2005

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• #4

I'm at that stage as well Mark, I have Dreamweaver and it can edit php - pity I can't

 

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Rob Holmes

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theivybridgecollection.com

• Nov 3, 2005

• #5

Mark - if you just want to edit a few words then open the file in Notepad, make the amendments and save the changes (make a backup just in case)

Of get your web designer to make the changes - my gut feeling is that you are going to be busy with your new business and for the sake of paying your designer for a few minutes work you may well save an hour or 2 of heartache.

Hope this helps,

Rob

 

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The_JinJ

• Nov 3, 2005

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• #6

Hi Mark

I quite like PSPad - http://www.pspad.com/ - it's got syntax highlighters for lost of programming languages and can auto indent etc to keep your code tidy. Oh and it's free

 

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Ravenfire

• Nov 3, 2005

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• #7

I tend to just use notepad for mine

 

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William Wilson

• Nov 3, 2005

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• #8

After a few hours I feel quite comfy with a text editor or Dreamweaver, taking it easy.

 

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odeniyi

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• Nov 5, 2005

• #9

pspad as mentioned above is great - very powerful and FREE

 

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Ravenfire

• Nov 5, 2005

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• #10

Ive just downloaded pspad to try

 

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ink4-u

• Nov 5, 2005

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i use dreamweaver i am fairly new to PHP but as you get errors you learn PHP and it works out well in the end.

 

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huzzi

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• Nov 29, 2005

• #12

http://www.htmlkit.com

 

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JoyDivision

• Nov 29, 2005

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• #13

There is no right or wrong answer but I use Crimson Editor simply becuase it has snytax highlighting and the ability to manage projects.

Dreamweaver is fine but its £500 price tag is not, I can do the job just as well in a text editor which means I can pass on my savings to my customers.

PHP is a great language though, its easy enough to understand if you're not a software engineer and its poweful enough to do lots of complicated things in.

I have written a 16,000 word dissertation on .NET but I still prefer PHP for web development.

So to sum up if I had a legal version of Dreamweaver for free I would probably use it but its not worth it for me at the moment.

Notepad has to be better than Frontpage .

 

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webit

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• Nov 29, 2005

• #14

http://www.php-editors.com/review/

I use:

http://www.php-editors.com/review/?editor=24

 

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