Ranking of the Common Development Tools for PHP

by Robert Mullins

With the continuous improvement of science and technology, network technology plays an important role in the development of the present era. PHP language is a common open-source scripting language for network development. It is the main force in the programming field. PHP has the advantages of simplicity, easy learning, wide application space and strong portability. It has many easy-to-use development tools.

NO.1. SublimeText3

Sublime Text3 is a good code editor at present. It is of moderate size. It takes up about 40M of memory. It has high operating efficiency. And it has a code prompt function and a wealth of plug-ins. Sublime Text has a beautiful user interface and comprehensive functions, such as Python plug-ins, code snippets, code thumbnails, etc. And you can customize key binding menus and toolbars. The main functions of Sublime Text3 include spelling, checking and bookmarking. It has the complete Goto, Python API and many other functions. It can switch items in real time, multi-window, multi-selection and so on. In addition, Sublime Text3 is cross-platform. And it supports Linux, Mac OS X, Windows and other operating systems.

NO.2. Notepad + + 7.3. 1

Notepad + + is a small code editor with about 8M of memory. Moreover, it uses less CPU power. But it has higher execution efficiency, reducing the energy consumption of the computer system. Notepad++ has built-in support for 27 kinds of syntax highlighting, including various common scripts and source codes. And it can well support .nfo file viewing. And it supports the use of custom languages. In addition, Notepad + + provides many utilities, such as macro functions, adjacent row interchange locations, etc.

NO.3. PhpStorm

Phpstorm is a coded integrated development tool. Many PHP programmers prefer it. Phpstorm supports all PHP language functions. And it provides the most perfect code refactoring, completion, real-time error prevention and other functions. However, the runtime environment configuration of Phpstorm is demanding.

N0.4. Zend Studio 13.0.1

Zend Studio is a professional PHP integrated development environment that has won many awards. It has powerful debugging tools and professional editing tools. It supports PHP syntax highlighting display. It has bookmark function. And it supports syntax automatic indentation, code copy function and syntax automatic filling function. Moreover, Zend Studio has a built-in powerful code debugging tool. It can support remote and local debugging modes. And it can support a variety of advanced debugging functions.

NO.5. VSCode

The full name of VS Code is Visual Studio Code. It is a modern lightweight code editor. And it has the advantages of free and open-source. It supports intelligent code completion in most mainstream development languages. And it has features such as custom shortcut keys, syntax highlighting, color discrimination, code comparison Diff, GIT commands, parenthesis matching, code snippets, etc. In addition, VSCode can complete cross-platform operations in Linux, Win and Mac. And the operation is smooth.

In a word, PHP development tools have their own advantages and disadvantages. In the process of using them, we should make best use of them. And we should give full play to their maximum benefits to our work.

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