I’m not sure if this is a problem, but it recalled me a little, because I didn’t understand what was happening at first - maybe it would help others.
This is not a problem how Eclipse works. (I use Visual Studio) All About Perspectives!
I created a (existing) PHP project in eclipse (neon) and then tried to configure and run debug. The “Confirm Perspective Switch” popup appears - I selected “Yes”, not understanding what it actually does. Then the “perspective” changes and you no longer see the project explorer anywhere. You cannot "open" the window of the project explorer at the top of the window> window> show the view, since it is no longer there (this is a BS, it should show something that gives you an indication of current and other "prospects" - at least for beginners.) No, where now he gives the opportunity to choose a project.
Now you have to change the “point of view” back from debugging to PHP (at least in my case).
This can be done in several ways, most easily with the icon on the right to the right. One icon will be a “bug” and next to it will be a PHP icon. Just click on the perspective icon you want. Another way is from the top navigation bar> window> Vista> open Vista, then select PHP. Can they hide it deeper?
I know that this is most likely the second nature for those who used the eclipse for some time, but disappointed me (on the first day) until they realized what was happening.
Tom A Aug 19 '16 at 14:25 2016-08-19 14:25
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