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Brand: NuSphere EAN: 0803332003004 Label: NuSphere Manufacturer: NuSphere Platform: Windows NT, Linux, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Sun Solaris, Windows 95 Publisher: NuSphere Studio: NuSphere Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: PHPEd is NuSphere's answer to the slick IDEs of the big publishers. Designed to work with several languages--HTML, JavaScript, SQL, and especially PHP--the environment works well. Its easy-to-understand interface simplifies the creation of Web applications with HTML and JavaScript on the client side, PHP as the scripting language in the middle, and a MySQL database at the back end. PHPEd's editor has prime importance. It's clever and uncluttered, and makes three key improvements on the capabilities of a basic editor: syntax highlighting, variable listing, and real-time syntax help. This last feature is especially helpful, as each time you enter a function name the editor will unobtrusively open up a small reference window that contains a one-line syntax guide for the function. You see what the mandatory and optional arguments are, what data types the arguments must be, and what data type the function returns. The editor is nice, but its features alone probably won't motivate many programmers to pay for PHPEd. Integrated FTP for management of remote files is nice, too, but similarly, not enough to make someone buy. What might tip the balance is the first key appeal of this IDE, its debugger. With the PHPEd debugger you can add variables to a watch list and monitor their values as they change during step-by-step execution of a PHP script. You can also hover your mouse pointer over a variable name during stepped execution and see its value in a pop-up window. In addition to step-by-step execution, PHPEd allows you to establish breakpoints in your code. The second big attraction of this kit is its ability to integrate closely with MySQL databases. Once you open a connection to a MySQL database from within PHPEd (the database can be local or on a remote server), you can easily browse the contents of the database as you formulate your programming strategy. Then, when you're ready to start writing PHP code that actually manipulates the database, you can test your SQL sentences in a convenient window. PHPEd is not the extent of this package, however. It ships with a set of Web servers and language interpreters that together make up the back end for which PHPEd will help you write applications:
Overall, PHPEd Advantage does its job well. It establishes a solid back-end environment for Web development, and provides a good IDE for writing software. The whole solution is reasonably priced. It's a great choice if you work with PHP and MySQL. --David Wall Amazon.com Product Description: NuSphere PHPEd Advantage combines PHP with Apache, MySQL, and Perl to provide a full suite of customizable tools. PHPEd is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Windows that integrates a comprehensive set of editing, debugging, and deployment tools that can speed development time by up to 75 percent and possibly reduce time-to-market. Integrated with a Web development platform, PHPEd lets users write, organize, and preview PHP code, make database queries, execute SQL statements, and embed HTML code. Also take advantage of multiple-platform deployment options including Linux, Windows, and Unix. A code editor delivers variable and statement accuracy. In addition to standard editing functions such as undo, cut, copy, and paste, and its searching capabilities, PHPEd provides color-coded cues that relate to the script's intelligence. PHPEd offers advanced project management features to help developers manage their code. Files of varying types--PHP, HTML, SQL, and others related to an application--can be stored in a PHPEd project. PHPEd includes a built-in debugger that aids in application deployment. The debugger does not require difficult setup or program modification. It spiders through code as statements and variables are executed so that users can easily uncover syntax and logic errors. It also offers rapid, flexible deployment of professional applications thanks to a built-in FTP client that can quickly retrieve and save a PHP file on other machines. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Recent Win32 VB ConvertI recently decided not to upgrade my Microsoft VB6 development toolset to the latest .NET product. Basically driven by cost. I then decided to look for an IDE that could deliver similar functionality and decided upon Nusphere PHPed. This is fine product although I do not give 5 stars as I have found the debugger a little temperamental at times. In time I know this product will mature and become a valuable asset. Rating:  - Quality PHP development toolsI was a very happy user of NuSphere MySQL when I decided to purchase PHPEd Advantage. I do consulting work for web site developers, and prefer PHP to ASP or CF. I wanted more than a PHP debugger, which I got, but I am most happy with the debugger. It is very capable, and integrated into the editor and class browser. It compares very well to Visual C++, but I haven't used Visual .NET to compare. Web publishing is with FTP. I have heard that the new version supports WebDAV ... Read More Rating: - Professional Developers Tools for PHPPowerful, flexible product. While its integrated debugger is the best I've used, it's not the only reason to buy. The editor does a good job with HTML, PHP, Perl and Javascript. The tool incorporates push-button publishing to remote sites, manages projects, provides a class browser, and is an on-line linter. Especially nice is its direct connection to MySQL, with SQL statement checking builtin. Direct preview of PHP pages using the (integrated Apache). Equivalent to Microsoft ... Read More |
