Any PHP editors that support syntax 5.3?

Question

I use namespaces in the project, and the Eclipse PDT, my IDE of choice, recognizes them as syntax errors. Not only does this make its convenient error checking unsuitable, but it also destroys Eclipse PHP explorer.

5.3 features are coming in PDT 2.0, scheduled for release in December. Are there any alternatives at the moment? I am looking for a minimum of 5.3 syntax highlighting and error checking.

Answer 1

Some threads that have been addressed by various PHP IDE developers regarding 5.3 syntax support status:

• PHPEclipse : http://www.phpeclipse.net/ticket/636 or google
• Aptana : http://forums.aptana.com/viewtopic.php?t=6538 or google
• PDT : http://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=234938 or google
• TextMate : http://www.nabble.com/PHP-Namespace-Support-td19784898.html (namespace support) or google

Answer 2

This blog claims that PHP 5.3 support is already introduced in the latest PDT 2.1.0 integration .

Answer 3

NuSphere ( http://www.nusphere.com/ ) has just released PhpED with full support for all php-5.3 features. Works great for me.

-j

Answer 4

The latest version of netbeans 6.8 (beta) supports most of the new features ...

Answer 5

I find Jetbrains php storm pretty good.

Answer 6

Have you tried Aptana Studio or the Aptana plugin for Eclipse? I'm not sure if the Aptana PHP plugin supports it, but Aptana Studio does this. This may have what you are looking for.

Answer 7

This probably won't help you, but my current solution is Zend Studio 5.5 with real-time errors disabled. I cannot use the internal debugger in 5.3 projects, but everything else in the IDE still works, and the namespace code does not stand out as an error. I get to keep the code explorer and syntax highlighting and just check my code external to the IDE.

Answer 8

jEdit http://jedit.org