DotNetJunkie XL on the 7th Floor : PHP.Net ?

posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 2:20 PM by Kris

PHP.Net ?

Develop php applications from within Visual Studio.Net 2003?

Deploy your application to a Linux server with ease. Integrate your PHP web services with .Net applications and vice versa?

You should then take a look at VS.Php !

Great, no more swithching between editors and full integration of PHP and .Net

Code highlight for PHP 4 and PHP 5 syntax - Highlight keywords, identifiers, comments, string literals as well as numbers. You can customize the styles using Visual Studio .Net standard options dialog.
Intellisense support:
- PHP built in functions - VS.Php includes the latest definitions of the PHP built in functions.
- PEAR classes and functions - Include your PEAR classes into your PHP files and the classes and functions will be included in the intellisense. The PEAR files must be located in the local machine and you must provide the location where the PEAR files are installed.
- Your functions
- Your objects
- Your constants
- Function and method parameters
Funtion parameters tooltips - As you type your parameters VS.Php will provide a tooltip window telling you which parameter you should be entering. As you move along the parameter list, the tooltip follows you.
Real time syntax checking - VS.Php is constantly checking the syntax of your php files and when your code has a syntax error it will highlight the code that has the error.
Bookmarks management - VS.Php leverages Visual Studio ability to add bookmarks to the code. You can use these bookmarks in any of your PHP files.
Cross-file searching - VS.Php lets you use Visual Studio find and replace functions within a single file or across directories of files.
Regular expression searching
Window cloning - You can have multiple windows open of the same file.
Customizable keystrokes - You can customize your editor to fit your needs.
PHP help integration - Press F1 on top of a Php function and VS.Php will show you the documentation of that function.
Bracket matching support - Place your cursor on top of a bracket and VS.Php will highlight the corresponding bracket associated with the one you are selecting.