What to use?

[Alex]

Looking for some advice in what would be best for me to use to start learning to program/develop in PHP, basically I fancy having ago at creating some add-ons for xF, but unsure what package would be best to start with?

All I've currently got is the Adobe Master Collection and currently use Dreamweaver for making my static pages.

All help/advice appreciated

 

[SchmitzIT]

Eclipse is brilliant

 

[Alex]

This http://www.eclipse.org/ ?

 

[Morgain]

"... learning to program/develop in PP,"

I thought this was perhaps a typo for PHP.
I lookede at the Eclipse website but it didn't say hardly anything about what it's for.
< ---- Puzzled.

 

[Alex]

"... learning to program/develop in PP,"

I thought this was perhaps a typo for PHP.
I lookede at the Eclipse website but it didn't say hardly anything about what it's for.
< ---- Puzzled.

Yep supposed to be PHP, that'll teach me to check what I'm typing lol

 

[Floris]

Start with a normal text editor, like ultraedit on windows, or textmate on the mac (ignoring ppls personal preferences) Or if you get a bit more experienced, dive into an IDE like Eclipse.

resources:
zend.com / php.net / mysql.org

 

[Alex]

Start with a normal text editor, like ultraedit on windows, or textmate on the mac (ignoring ppls personal preferences) Or if you get a bit more experienced, dive into an IDE like Eclipse.

resources:
zend.com / php.net / mysql.org

Thanks Floris, I'll have a look at the resources and give it a go

 

[Alex]

If I was to download Eclipse, which version would be best?

 

[Floris]

Kier made an excellent thread about xenforo on localhost with eclipse. It's a good starting point.

Edit: found it; http://xenforo.com/community/threads/installing-xenforo-locally-and-setting-up-eclipse.11247/

 

[Alex]

Kier made an excellent thread about xenforo on localhost with eclipse. It's a good starting point.

Edit: found it; http://xenforo.com/community/threads/installing-xenforo-locally-and-setting-up-eclipse.11247/

I knew I'd seen a video on this before, but couldn't fin it for the life of me, thanks for the link, hugely appreciated