From: tedd on
At 6:01 PM +0100 5/30/10, Ashley Sheridan wrote:
>This thread has made me want to have a look at the IDE. Will the base
>IDE package be enough, or is there something specific it needs for PHP
>development, like a netbeans-php package? I'm using Linux (Fedora 11)
>btw ;)
>
>Thanks,
>Ash

Ash:

I'm really new at NetBeans and am having some minor questions I was
keeping off-list -- however -- can go on list if there is interest.

As for specific needs that NetBeans requires being an IDE for php,
they make a special one just for php, see here:

http://netbeans.org/downloads/index.html

Find the one that fits your needs, like the one that covers only php
and download it -- that's what I did.

It's very easy to install and its learning curve is pretty easy.
There are just some minor things that are not obvious, such as
downloading a remote file to your local directory.

You see, I use two different computers and have two accesses to the
same server. Occasionally, I may change a file remotely and my second
computer needs to be updated. I know this could be solved via some
version scheme, but I don't want to make a big production out of it
-- all I need to do is download a remote file, but I didn't see an
easy way to do that.

So, I searched for a couple of hours until I found someone said
"Simply, right-click on the file locally and choose 'download' and
you'll overwrite the file" -- that was simple enough. But I had to
find out how to do it. These are the types of questions I have.

I wanted to ask my questions on the NetBeans forums, but I am having
trouble logging in. They seem to have a problem with my given ID,
password, and email address and I haven't the time to straighten it
all out -- I just want answers -- so I turned to this list.

Cheers,

tedd

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From: Mark Kelly on
Hi Tedd.

On Sunday 30 May 2010 at 19:01 tedd wrote:
> I wanted to ask my questions on the NetBeans forums, but I am having
> trouble logging in. They seem to have a problem with my given ID,
> password, and email address and I haven't the time to straighten it
> all out -- I just want answers -- so I turned to this list.

Just in case you didn't spot it, there is a mailing list specifically for PHP
development using netbeans that I have found very useful. You can sign up
here:

http://netbeans.org/community/lists/top.html#technologies

Cheers,

Mark
From: Mark Kelly on
Hi Brandon.

You sent your reply directly to me, instead of to the mailing list.

Also I don't agree - netbeans is an excellent IDE and to call it a text editor
is not doing it justice at all.

Cheers,

Mark

On Monday 31 May 2010 at 02:03 you wrote:

> Dreamweaver is better if you want a real IDE. If you want a regular text
> editor netbeans is the way to go.
>
> On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 8:15 PM, Mark Kelly <php(a)wastedtimes.net> wrote:
> > Hi Tedd.
> >
> > On Sunday 30 May 2010 at 19:01 tedd wrote:
> > > I wanted to ask my questions on the NetBeans forums, but I am having
> > > trouble logging in. They seem to have a problem with my given ID,
> > > password, and email address and I haven't the time to straighten it
> > > all out -- I just want answers -- so I turned to this list.
> >
> > Just in case you didn't spot it, there is a mailing list specifically for
> > PHP
> > development using netbeans that I have found very useful. You can sign up
> > here:
> >
> > http://netbeans.org/community/lists/top.html#technologies
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > --
> > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/)
> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
>
From: Ashley Sheridan on
On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 02:46 +0100, Mark Kelly wrote:

> Hi Brandon.
>
> You sent your reply directly to me, instead of to the mailing list.
>
> Also I don't agree - netbeans is an excellent IDE and to call it a text editor
> is not doing it justice at all.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mark
>
> On Monday 31 May 2010 at 02:03 you wrote:
>
> > Dreamweaver is better if you want a real IDE. If you want a regular text
> > editor netbeans is the way to go.
> >
> > On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 8:15 PM, Mark Kelly <php(a)wastedtimes.net> wrote:
> > > Hi Tedd.
> > >
> > > On Sunday 30 May 2010 at 19:01 tedd wrote:
> > > > I wanted to ask my questions on the NetBeans forums, but I am having
> > > > trouble logging in. They seem to have a problem with my given ID,
> > > > password, and email address and I haven't the time to straighten it
> > > > all out -- I just want answers -- so I turned to this list.
> > >
> > > Just in case you didn't spot it, there is a mailing list specifically for
> > > PHP
> > > development using netbeans that I have found very useful. You can sign up
> > > here:
> > >
> > > http://netbeans.org/community/lists/top.html#technologies
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > > --
> > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/)
> > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
> >
>


Yeah, like I mentioned earlier, Dreamweaver is known for having issues
with include files, can be slow when working on large projects with lots
of files, and is only available for Mac and Windows, which limits it
somewhat.

Thanks,
Ash
http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk


From: Mark Kelly on
Hi.

On Monday 31 May 2010 at 02:50 Ashley Sheridan wrote:
> Yeah, like I mentioned earlier, Dreamweaver is known for having issues
> with include files, can be slow when working on large projects with lots
> of files, and is only available for Mac and Windows, which limits it
> somewhat.

Indeed. I can't stand the thing myself - I was just being polite :)

I use netbeans on Linux and Windows, so its cross-platform nature is quite
important to me. I also appreciate the Subversion integration, which is very
nicely done.

Tedd: I'm no expert, but I'll chime in if I have any answers for you.

Cheers,

Mark