willis1480 - 3:01 pm on Jan 7, 2009 (gmt 0)

Ok...I have been using dreamweaver for awhile, but it always drove me nuts that it wasnt well suited for backend programing.

In my search of PHP IDE, I have come across Eclipse for PHP. This has a file find and replace, by exact phrase or regex. In addition you can choose what folders for it to search.

In addition, it is simply the best editor/programming tool I have used thus far. Did I mention it is FREE!

comes with code hints, SVN, pluggin for any programming language. The best search function. I have been only using if for about a month now. Just been unwilling to pay zen, phpIDE, etc...

I recommend everyone try it. Not a WYSIWYG though.