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Important note: in February 2008 all of the functionality of PHP Editor (and a lot more) have been fully integrated into JavaScript Editor. PHP Editor and JavaScript Editor are now one product.

What does that do for you? Apart from continuing to use Antechinus® for JavaScript, JScript, JScript.Net and AJAX development in all the supporting platforms, you now enjoy a robust, powerful and fully integrated PHP / JavaScript / HTML / CSS / XML platform for fast coding and easy development.

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Are you using Dreamweaver, Front Page, or another visual editor to design your web pages? If you are, you know how easy it is to put your pages together, and you might ask if there was any point in learning PHP.

Well, it depends... Visual editors are powerful, and if you add JavaScript to your pages you can make them very dynamic. However, PHP works at the server side to produce HTML on-the-fly and is easily combined with MySQL databases.

PHP is therefore a great choice for your shopping cart, chat, polls, form processing, guestbook, and other complex scripts. It works literally everywhere, so it is an ideal solution if you are after multi-platform browser-independent development.

PHP truly empowers your web development, but there is little joy in coding it with basic syntax-coloring text editors that are built into visual tools. For PHP, you need a specialized tool, fast, powerful and easy to use: Antechinus® PHP Editor.

“Recently, I have been trying to teach myself PHP for the purpose of developing more meaningful websites. I came across your PHP editor program, and compared to all the other editors out there, yours is the easiest to use. I feel it will give me the head start I need to learn and use PHP effectively for our projects... great software!” - Ben Armacost Upperco, Maryland, USA http://talktools.submerging.org

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From: Dr Alex
July 03, 2009

Have you done any web development before? If you are new to PHP, learning it with Antechinus PHP Editor is a breeze. If you are a professional, experienced developer, you will find that it has lots to offer you.

You will enjoy the best tool in its category, Antechinus PHP Editor, which will help you become an expert in record time.

You will also see some unique solutions that will save 80% of your time when you easily re-use your code whenever you need it. I will tell you about it a little later..

Easy and lightning-fast editing of PHP code

Features that make PHP editing effortless include:

	Unified color-coded syntax - both for PHP and HTML. You can instantly identify comments, functions, and other elements. Color also helps you with potential problems, for example a text string missing the second " quote.
	Ability to experiment - unlimited Undo and Redo are only one click away.
	Save time by loading your working files automatically next time you run the program.
	Single-click navigation between documents using document tabs.
	Line numbers. Optionally, you can have line numbers displayed.
	Fast text searching.
	Automate code insertion and repetitive tasks, and provide macro-like capabilities via industry-standard Visual Basic for Applications (VBScript).
	The brace matching - see the scope of the function or expression immediately.
	Have a head start by using predefined templates, or create your own templates: it is much neater and faster than trying to re-use the code with copy-and-paste.
	Comment out or un-comment your code with one click. Perl-style comments are also supported.
	Complete PHP reference and comprehensive tutorial.

Crucial tools you do not want to code without

You would naturally expect all of the above from a good editor. However, on top of that, Antechinus includes some essential must-have tools that are not easy to find elsewhere:

	Context-sensitive help: just hit F1 to receive help on the class, function, method, or property under the cursor. Without this, you would have an impossible task of memorizing hundreds of functions you can call and the parameters you can pass to them.
	Bookmarking for easy navigation.
	Find functions in your documents easily - they are automatically listed. A mouse-click is all it takes.

PHP Editor also includes several productivity tools that you cannot go without once you use them. I'll tell you more about them later.

Unless your code is very simple, it usually has typing and other errors. How to you find them and correct them? Without the right tools, this is a daunting task that can take up most of your time. It is not uncommon to spend 10% of time coding new features, and 90% chasing errors!

Syntax check is only one click away. If there are any errors, navigate to them automatically for a speedy correction.

Get help as you type

PHP Editor's productivity tools are a real time-saver, and they are also more than that. Without them you would find it a lot harder to write error-free code and maintain your documents.

Do you know that standard PHP has over 3,000 functions? Antechinus PHP Editor will assist you with parameter lists for all of them as you type, as shown below.

Type-in templates are reusable chunks of code which at least double your coding speed. Just type the first few letters of the template and press Ctrl+Space: this will pop a list with all the matching templates:

The template prompts you to fill-in the blanks, if any.

As your expert knowledge grows, you will quickly assemble many pieces of code that you want to reuse. You can do it easily: with just few clicks you can turn any piece of code into a template, with or without parameters. This is also a great mechanism for creating any startup files.

Type-in templates are an effective way of re-using code fragments and small pieces of code. For large quantities of reusable code, company logos and other images, and other reusable resources, PHP Editor provides you with the Solutions pane, which is always at your fingertips when you run the program.

Eliminate guesswork: view your pages and
run PHP scripts with one click

What makes our editors so easy to use?

"Easy-to-use" is not a phrase I use because the competition does it too. PHP Editor is easy to use because:

You can use the software straight away: there is no steep learning curve to master.
You will not be dragged through multiple option screens: everything is logically grouped together.
You will never have to hunt for a command through deeply-nested menus.
As you can see from testimonials, we hear all the time from our customers how easy-to-use PHP Editor is.
Powerful tools aid your design whenever possible.
A mouse click (or a keypress) goes a long way: you will not have go through multiple configuration screens to get the job done. The software does lots for you under-the-hood.
You are not left in the dark: step-by-step approach is used whenever possible.