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This category is for tools that help in developing and using PHP.

Subcategories

• Frameworks
• Integrated Development Environments
• Obfuscation and Encryption
• Source Code Formatters

Resources in This Category

• AnalogX

  http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/phpconf.htm
  Offers graphical front-end access to the php.ini file plus the ability to add other configuration directives, such as for the Zend optimizer or MSSQL. Windows only. [Freeware]

• CodeLobster PHP Edition

  http://www.codelobster.com/
  Portable IDE for PHP/HTML/CSS/JavaScript development. Features autocomplete and internal free PHP Debugger. Free, lite and paid versions.

• DBG

  http://www.php-debugger.com/dbg/
  PHP debugger that allows you to execute PHP scripts in step-by-step manner and trace down errors. Site offers installation instructions and user support forum. [Commercial]

• DzSoft: PHP Editor

  http://www.dzsoft.com/php-editor.html
  Tool for writing and testing PHP and HTML pages. Offers Unicode support and file search utility. Website also contains related editing products for Perl and Powerpoint. [Shareware]

• eAccelerator

  http://eaccelerator.net/
  A further development of the Turcke MMCache project. The tool increases performance of PHP scripts by caching them in a compiled state. Wiki data, tickets and recent changes also available for viewing. [Open source, GPL]

• EasyPHP

  http://www.easyphp.org/
  Software package for Windows includes an Apache server, a MySQL database, PHP 5.2.0, as well as some PHP development tools. The installation files, website and product support are also available in French and Spanish. [Freeware]

• EngInSite: PHP Editor

  http://www.enginsite.com/php-editor.htm
  A complete IDE for creating, testing, and debugging PHP scripts that runs on Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP. The site also includes an Apache GUI and editors for CSS and Perl. [Commercial]

• FoxServ

  http://www.foxserv.net/
  A combined Apache, MySQL, and PHP installer package for Windows and Linux. It supports user-defined configuration during installation including PHP as a module, PEAR, and the Zend Optimizer. The website also offers a support forum. [Freeware]

• FuelPHP

  http://fuelphp.com/
  A simple, flexible, community driven PHP 5 web framework.

• Gencodicephp

  http://www.gencodex.com/
  Code generator connects to a MySQL database and produces valid PHP code through a graphic interface. Site and installation also available in Italian. [Freeware]

• HTML Purifier

  http://htmlpurifier.org/
  Standards-compliant HTML filtering library written in PHP. Plug-ins, demo, and forums also available through the website. [Open source]

• ionCube PHP Accelerator

  http://www.php-accelerator.co.uk/
  A PHP extension to the PHP Zend engine that accelerates compilation and execution of scripts. Also works with the Smarty templating system. Available for BSDi, Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and Solaris. [Freeware]

• MAMP

  http://www.mamp.info/
  Provides an all in one solution to install Apache, PHP and MySQL on a Mac OS environment.

• PEAR: Benchmark

  http://pear.php.net/package/benchmark/
  Provides a framework to benchmark PHP scripts and function calls. The PEAR site also contains hundreds of other pre-built packages. [Open source, GPL]

• PECL

  http://pecl.php.net/package/apd
  A full-featured profiler/debugger that is loaded as a zend_extension. It aims to be an analog of C's gprof or Perl's Devel::DProf. Offered from PHP.net [Open source, GPL]

• PHP Object Generator

  http://www.phpobjectgenerator.com/
  Browser-based object generator and testing tool. Creates PHP and MySQL code. Also available as a zip file. [Freeware]

• PHP.REP

  http://phprep.sourceforge.net/
  A project to join PHP, which has many libs, and REP, which is powerful.

• PHP4HS

  http://www.wilk4.com/asp4hs/php4hs.htm
  The spot for people using HomeSite for PHP or ASP development to find help and to exchange add-on extensions, resources, help, links, tips, requests and articles.

• phpScaffold

  http://www.phpscaffold.com/
  Online CRUD scaffold creator for MySQL. Generates code from MySQL query in PHP for copying into existing code. [Free, Browser-based]

• PSD

  http://psd.schnitzke.net/index.php?framed=1
  A visual frontend for debugging PHP. It runs on Win98SE and newer and can be used remotely. [Freeware]

• Rapid PHP Editor

  http://www.rapidphpeditor.com/
  Editor for PHP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript code with validation, reuse, navigation and formatting functions, syntax highlighting, PHP debugger, PHP code hints, file and FTP explorer, and code templates. [Shareware]

• RedKernel Referer Tracker

  http://rkrt.redkernel-softwares.com/
  A powerful referer tracking script that will draw detailed graphics depending on the period, the referring domain and the audited host.

• TurboPHP

  http://www.turbophp.com/
  A Windows program which uses an extendable Delphi or VB-like component model for PHP-based web programming.

• Turck MMCache

  http://turck-mmcache.sourceforge.net/index_old.html
  An open source PHP accelerator, encoder and dynamic content cache for PHP that also features an optional obfuscator. Features a standalone loader, an API, and installation notes. [Open Source]

• WampServer

  http://www.wampserver.com/
  An installation package installs Apache, PHP5 and MySQL on Windows platform. It comes with a service manager as an icon tray and lots of options.

• Web-based PHP Class Generator

  http://www.card2u.com.my/ClassBuilder/
  A very basic PHP class builder to generate class templates useful for object-oriented programming in PHP.

• Website Databases

  http://www.websitedatabases.com/
  Windows software that generates PHP scripts to create and manage MySQL databases. Database Converter software also available.

• WizzyWeb

  http://www.wizzyweb.com/
  Web-based rapid application development (RAD) tool for creating database applications optimized for PHP MySQL. Also supports PEAR:DB for creating applications for Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, and IBM. Offers custom HTML data entry forms, reports and supporting back-end code. [Free]

• Xdebug

  http://www.xdebug.org/
  A PHP extension for powerful debugging. It supports stack and function traces, profiling information and memory allocation and script execution analysis.

• Zend

  http://www.zend.com/
  A bottom-up rewrite of the PHP scripting engine. It features a modular architecture, vastly improved performance, and greater scalability. [Commercial]

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