PHPEclipse brings PHP functionality to the Eclipse platform, enhancing it
as an environment for developing web applications and focusing on what
PHP web developers need to create an application. PHPEclipse’s
development is active and its tool-set provides everything you need to
The fusion of Eclipse, the leading open source development environment,
and PHP is an exciting prospect for web developers. This book makes sure
that you are up and running as quickly as possible, ready to take full
advantage of PHPEclipse’s tuned PHP development tools, without requiring
You will begin with installing and configuring PHPEclipse, before moving
onto a tour of the Eclipse environment, familiarizing you with its main
components. As a plug-in to Eclipse, PHPEclipse is able to harness the
For helping you improve the efficiency of your PHP coding, the book
details the powerful editing features of PHPEclipse, and shows you how to
You will see how PHPEclipse helps you throughout the development
lifecycle, and learn how to use PHPEclipse’s debugger to troubleshoot and
step through your PHP code as it executes. The book rounds off with
coverage of accessing databases and managing source code from within the
Eclipse environment. For the final step for your application, you will
* Finding your way around the Eclipse environment
* Working with the PHP editing features of PHPEclipse to correct your PHP
* Configuring and using the debugger to help troubleshoot PHP code
* Using PHPDocumentor to quickly create documentation for your code
* Interfacing to SQL databases using the QuantumDB plug-in
* Managing your source code repository from within Eclipse
* Deploying your application to production servers via FTP, SFTP, WebDav
* Using Ant to deploy your PHP applications
Written in a concise and friendly style, packed with tips and a practical
project, this book will instruct you on using PHPEclipse to make your PHP
This book is written for PHP developers who want an open source
development environment for creating web applications. You do not need
any knowledge of Java or prior experience of Eclipse to use this book.
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