Free PHP editor in CodeLobster IDE

Code highlighting means syntax highlighting for PHP code in the active Editor window

The Editor highlights in pairs enclosing square brackets, braces, parenthesis
when the cursor is placed between beginning and ending enclosing characters. Mismatched enclosing characters are highlighted in a special color. You can change it from the Preferences menu:

Intelligent PHP autocomplete feature speeds up writing code. Pop-up completion list includes both standard php and user's constants, variables,
functions,
classes names
classes variables and functions
It is called automatically in required part of code and lists possible names and syntax for completion.

These features are intended for getting necessary information about php language structure and syntax. As a reference address for searching, the Application uses http://www.php.net. It conducts search through English PHP Manual only. If you want it to use another language manual:

• Download necessary chm file from http://www.php.net
• Move to the Preferences menu (Tools|Preferences)
• On the left panel for Context Help item select PHP
• On the right panel for the Location property select "chm file from www.php.net" value from the dropdown list. For Path property specify path to your downloaded chm file.
• Press Apply, then click Ok button.

To get help topics with Context Help, place the pointer on necessary element and press F1 button. Appropriate help topic will be opened in a browser.
The Dynamic Help window displays links to help topics for an element the pointer is placed on. By default free PHP editor conducts search to http://www.php.net site.

This feature makes possible to join files into a project. You can also create new php project from existing one.
To create PHP project:

• Open Project Wizard from Project menu (Project|Create Project). The following dialogue will appear:
  
• In the left white grid click Empty PHP Site
• Fill out the following fields with appropriate values:
  • Base URL for debug - URL of a project virtual folder
  • Project name - name for your project
  • Location - path to a folder with files you want to include in a project
• If you want your project to be created in a new folder, tick off Create project in a new folder checkbox. Otherwise leave it blank. Press Ok button.

Creating php project on the base of existing one:
To create php project from existing one, perform the instructions above with some changes in the following fields:

• Base URL for debug - URL of a project virtual folder
• Project name - name of your new project
• Location - path to a folder with existing project

This feature allows hiding code blocks (functions body, control structures) you aren't working on to make navigation a little easier.
To collapse code fragment, click "-" marker next to it in the gutter by the line numbers.

For commenting php code you can use the following abilities:

• The Comment Lines option (Edit|Comment Lines) - allows commenting lines and blocks of a code.

• The Comment Lines by the Line option (Edit| Comment Lines by the Line) - comments each line separately within selected code block.

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