Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for PHP

Zend Studio

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Zend Studio combines proven Zend technology and the Eclipse PHP Developers Tools (PDT) project to create the world’s most powerful IDE for developing rich Web applications. By combining proven Zend PHP editor technology, integration with Zend Platform and Zend Core, built in database connectivity, integrated debugging , profiling, code coverage and testing capabilities, team support with extensible version control support, support for Zend Framework, support for Web Services, comprehensive with multi-language support and extensibility provided by the vibrant Eclipse open source community, developers have the tools they need for support of the entire PHP application lifecycle.

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Features

New in version 6

Zend Framework 1.5.2 support
Added support for Zend Framework 1.5.2 so developer can now chose Zend Framework 1.0 or 1.5 when creating projects.

GUI translations for German, French and Italian
It is possible to download multiple languages from the Zend website.

Improved Code formatter
The code formatter profile has been updated to allow control of the formatting preferences for control statements such as if, else, etc.

Improved Debugger performance
The debug protocol to retrieve the current call-stack information was modified to reduce the number of network calls to the server. This modification improved significantly the debugger performance.

Server Debugger configuration checks
A new "Test debug server connectivity" button was added to the debug configuration dialog. Clicking the button verifies that the correct version of Zend Debugger is installed on your PHP web server.

Improved Code folding
Version 6.01 fixes several issues that caused the editor to flicker when doing operations such as delete, undo and other large operations.

Improved Stability and bug fixes
Version 6.0.1 fixes Memory leaks that caused Studio to crash or hang as well as several other issues. Please consult the release notes for more details.

PHP extensions added on Windows
Various PHP extensions (such as php_mysql, php_mysqli and many others) were added to the bundled PHP binary that is used on Windows for locally debugging PHP scripts.
In v6.0.1 the Linux and Mac distributions still contain just the basic PHP binary without the extensions. To run/debug a PHP script locally and use extensions the user should install Zend Core (or any other distribution of PHP) and configure manually a new PHP Executable.

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• Directly view and debug your application in Zend Studio's internal browser with Internet Explorer Integration
• Work with the source control management of your choice with Subversion Integration
• Securely browse your FTP connection using SSL with Implicit and Explicit methods
• Be more productive with Code Folding by easily folding classes, functions, PHPDoc blocks and non-PHP code.
• Develop faster with Nested PHP Code Completion support for a variety of PHP elements (functions, variables, etc.)
• Create tighter application integration with superior Web Services Support by easily generating WSDL files directly from your PHP source code and parsing existing WSDL files for Code Completion integration and Inspection View
• Simplify Web database application development with an integrated suite of database tools. Connect to the most prevalent SQL servers, including IBM DB2/Coudscape/Derby, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQLite and Microsoft SQL Server. Use Zend Query Editor to execute queries on connected servers. Connect live to several servers simultaneously. View database structures and manage content with Zend SQL Explorer.
• Deliver applications in record time with the productivity of 100+ reusable Code Snippets. Zend Snippets Explorer lets you organize, view, and add utility functions and code samples. Connect automatically to the Zend hosted code Gallery where you can select, download, rate or upload additional Code Snippets.
• Code smarter with new and enhanced analytical and optimization tools. The new Zend PHP Code Inspector manages the inspection of databases, in addition to function, classes, variables, function calls, variable usage, etc.
• Make documenting your code, applications, and projects a breeze with PhpDocumentor. The standard in PHP documentation is integrated within Zend Studio 5. It includes PhpDoc wizards and functionality allowing you to automatically add PHPDoc comments to files, classes, functions, constants and more.
• Debug locally or remotely on the native environment using the most powerful debugger for PHP. Advanced debugging features include conditional breakpoints, stack trace view, advanced watches, variables and output buffer. Debug and profile your code directly from your browser with One-Click Browser Debugging.
• Facilitate team development and team collaboration. Manage your source code effectively with tight CVS and Subversion integration that allows you to perform source managment operations directly from within Zend Studio 5.
• Simplify deployment with FTP and SFTP integration. Securely upload and download project files transparently to and from remote servers.
• Learn or reuse code from top-notch PHP developers. Use over 50 fully functional database sample applications from top PHP community gurus for the most common databases.
• Deliver highly reliable applications. Now you can address all your application performance issues or weaknesses before they appear in production. PHP Intelligence assists in Quality Assurance by pinpointing bottlenecks and generating reports on script, query and overall application performance. Resolve reported performance issues by profiling your code, include partial page content caching into your application, and then run it with the Performance Management Module.
• Test your application, including code behavior and performance issues in a staging environment. Enhance your existing development environment with a unique testing tool that helps you easily identify potential issues that will occur at runtime. Zend Studio 5 allows you to identify runtime problems early on in your application development process by giving you insights on code and application behavior in a staged real life simulation.
• Leverage your existing technology investment. Easily integrate your existing Java applications with your PHP applications. Zend Studio's Java Bridge generates the code necessary to develop faster, more stable, and more scalable Java/PHP applications.

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