Major Features

Advanced Editor

• Dynamic Syntax Highlighting
  The editor will automatically switch the syntax highlighting dependant on the position in the file. The strength of PHP is in ability to embed it in the other documents, like HTML. However, sometimes the document becomes too crowded with the lines of code from multiple languages. Auto-switch feature will let you focus on the code and the language that you are currently working on. It will only highlight those parts of the document, which are written in the same language as the current position of the cursor and deem the rest of the text. The editor will switch between php, html, smarty, css and javascript, depending on the type of the file.
• Multiple Language Syntax Highlighting
  Code sensitive syntax color highlighter gives you the ability to have separate highlighting for different languages in the same file. Highlighting for each language is of course fully configurable in PhpED’s settings.
• Code Folding
  Selectively hide and display sections of a currently-edited file. PHP IDE displays the collapsible regions of the code with folding marks.
• Smarty Highlighter
  NuSphere continues to embrace the best technologies and design patterns in PHP. PhpED comes with Syntax Highlighter for Smarty’s .tpl files. This feature, combined with Dynamic Syntax Highlighting and Multiple Language Syntax Highlighting provides for unmatched convenience and productivity of PHP developers using Smarty templates in their work.
• True Unicode editing. Create projects in several natural languages simultaneously.
• Code templates allow you to type whole code fragments at once by a single key press. You can add new templates and change existing ones.
• Fully customizable shortcuts, advanced editor features such as brace matching, context-sensitive auto-indent and smart-home speed up your work significantly.
• Search and replace scope. Now find and replace works in multiple files and directories as well as in all opened files! Regular expressions allow you to find text using complex conditions.
• Drag-n-drop operations support. Try to drag an image from the file browser or project manager in to your HTML page directly. Database explorer supports drag operations too.

Code Insight

• Code Completion. Dynamically provides the available properties and methods for a given variable or class, and automatically concludes partially typed keywords. Code completion works for HTML and CSS too. It shows properties for tags, classes and attributes.
• Tool tips and Instant error analysis for both Php and HTML make coding an easy task – no more simple mistakes and typos.
• Project-wide code explorer in PhpED IDE shows all php classes, methods, properties, functions and variables in every detail and facilitates object-oriented programming.
• Hints show you arguments and returning value for a just typed function, as well as a short description for them.
• Fast functions reference shows you all the PHP functions as they are available from PHP extensions. Nested calls are supported with unlimited nesting level.

Debugging and Profiling

• Commercial versions of PHP DBG Debugger – the best debugger currently available provides unmatched debugging productivity in both local and remote debugging modes.
• NuSphere Internet Explorer® Toolbar
  The best debugger on the market got even better. PhpED’s unmatched remote debugging capabilities are now simply breathtaking with this feature, which allows starting the remote debugging session with one button click.
• Advanced PHP profiler. PhpED profiler shows executing time for each line, function or module of the code with tenth millisecond’s precision. You can locate all the bottlenecks quickly and efficiently. Profiler saves all the timings among multiple sessions so your can compare them and evaluate your improvements

Project and File Management

• Quick deployment. Once publishing is set up according to your needs, you can upload your PHP projects with a single click!
• Project-wide code explorer in PhpED IDE shows all php classes, methods, properties, functions and variables in every detail and facilitates object-oriented programming.
• Secure deployment. Support for SFTP, FTPS (TLS/SSL) and WebDAV/HTTPS (SSL) protocols make deployment and data transfer secure now.
• Enhanced integration. Integrate PhpED IDE with 3rd party tools like Tortoise SVN or Tortoise CVS.
• Terminal connections (Telnet and SSH) are supported. Perform your remote administration tasks from within PhpED
• Embedded tools for more effective coding, editing and code management. PhpED IDE includes a number of pre-configured tools like PHP documentor, HTML Tidy, Code Formatter, Html Validator and CVS client.

Database client

• SQLite, MySQL, MSSQL, Oracle, UltraSQL/PostgreSQL and InterBase support. Quick access to multiple types of databases through a GUI tool boosts up your productivity. Browse the tables, drag and drop fields, tables names, views, stored procedures, triggers etc. and run any sql statement to manipulate the data and the metadata stored in the database – all without leaving the IDE.
• NuSoap wizard and NuSoap connection client let you easily enhance your code with WDSL services. Drag-n-drop is fully supported

Integrated help system

• Embedded manuals. PhpED is delivered with several most needed manuals, including manuals and references for php, css2, html4.01, html3.2, mysql, postgresql, smarty and others. You can customize the list of manuals adding other resources you may need for your work.
• Context help for Php, HTML and CSS. Pressing F1 invokes context sensitive help for the code under cursor (php functions, html tags and attribute and css classes).

Supported platforms for NuSphere PhpED 5.2:

• Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, and XP