A Good PHP Editor/IDE

[kenhkan]

Hi,

I'm looking for a good, preferably open source, PHP editor and IDE, if anyone recommends one. I used to just use a simple text editor with PHP color coding. However, as the projects I'm working on get larger and larger, I often lose track of which files to upload and which ones I've uploaded. Therefore, I need a piece of software that can upload the files for me so I need not to do that manually (which I often forget to do and end up re-uploading the entire site). The editor/IDE doesn't have to be state-of-the-art, just one that at least offers PHP color coding and the auto-uploading feature. My teammate recommends Macromedia Dreamweaver, but I simply do not have the budget. Ergo, I'm looking for an open source one (or one with cheaper price). Any recommendations and suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.

Ken

 

[root]

dreamweaver if you want/need html graphical layout as well...

if you can look at the code and see what you'll get, (so you know HTML pretty well)
turbo pad
http://turbopad.sourcefoge.net
is free, and does syntax highlighting for most filetypes that you can code in plain text.

 

[kenhkan]

oh my oh my! this is one fantastic piece of software! and open-source too. i used to pay for text editors. haha. thanks for the recommendation, root!