Alternative to Zend Studio

Please suggest a complete alternative to Zend Studio

[Namaste]

Is there a single package alternative to Zend Sudio?

Or are there compatible components that successfully replace each of Zend Studio's components:

- Develop
- Connect to databases
- Document
- Debug
- Q/A
- Test
- Stage
- Deploy

- When listing, please label W or L (Windows or Linux)

- Please also able $ or F (Not Free or Free)

[henry0]

I often use QUANTA, it comes free with a RH distro
And is quite a good PHP editor with all the bells and whistles

Quanta [quanta.kdewebdev.org]

also linuxdocs.org lists a few IDE both for MS and *nix

[ergophobe]

Most PHP IDEs are not really IDEs, they're just fancy editors. Kommodo (W/L, $$$) is a genuine IDE (develop, test, debug in PHP, PERL, TCL). I saw another one advertised that claimed to have all of the Zend studio features and more, but it was also pricey. I can't remember the name.

I've seen several free ones claim to have integrated debuggers, but I've never successfully gotten one to run. I do sometimes use xdebug, though obviously that's more of a standalone deal than an integrated environment. It is Lin/Win and free through!

[henry0]

Debug: Never was I able to use the quanta's debug

however the other features works fine

Does it run only on a *nix system?
Not sure about an MS version (if any)to be used with a full suite installed on MS?

IMO I do not understand why almost no one here use it!

cheers

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Second thoughts
I love using UE and check result on my Localhost
The more complicated an editor comes the more you are not developing but using some functionality ... I know what it is: the joys of using a tool more powerful that the other fellow coder :)
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[tata668]

Try phpEd [nusphere.com]... I've tried them all and phpEd is by far the best one.
It's expensive,240$, but what is 240$ when you work every day with it?

The only problem is that the new version, version 4, that has just been released, has some bugs that have to be fixed. I won't upgrade now.

The debugger works perfectly by the way.

[stuartc1]

Ones close in feature comparisons to Send are Nusphere's PHPed, Maguma (Studio, Toolkit) but there are many more on the market, try [php-editors.com...] for more.

I personly use Zend, but find it very unstably (version 4.0.2) - when it works, its great.. just a bit slow. If only they would take the effort to build in in something else other than Java, it'll be far more stably and faster (maybe?)

[Namaste]

Anyone tried Eclipse [phpbuilder.com]?

While we are here, can anyone recommend good books on establishing and running development?