CodeLobster IDE

CodeLobster IDE

CodeLobster Software
PhpStorm

PhpStorm

JetBrains
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About

When you start developing with PHP, you face the problem of deciding which IDE to choose. Most companies sell their IDE's for high prices ($100-$500). We, on the other hand, offer a multifunctional portable IDE absolutely FREE with all these standard features: PHP/HTML/CSS/JavaScript highlighting; advanced PHP/HTML/CSS/JavaScript autocomplete; a powerful PHP debugger; context and dynamic Help; a code validator; a SQL manager and much more. CodeLobster IDE streamlines and simplifies the PHP development process. You don't need to keep in mind the names of functions, arguments, tags or their attributes we've implemented all these for you with autocomplete features for PHP, HTML, JavaScript and even CSS. And you can always get necessary help information by pressing F1 or using the special Help control. An internal free PHP Debugger allows you to validate your code locally.

About

The Lightning-Smart PHP IDE. PhpStorm deeply understands your code. PhpStorm is perfect for working with Symfony, Laravel, Drupal, WordPress, Zend Framework, Magento, Joomla!, CakePHP, Yii, and other frameworks. The editor actually 'gets' your code and deeply understands its structure, supporting all the PHP language features for modern and legacy projects. It provides the best code completion, refactorings, on-the-fly error prevention, and more. Make the most of the cutting edge front-end technologies, such as HTML 5, CSS, Sass, Less, Stylus, CoffeeScript, TypeScript, Emmet, and JavaScript, with refactorings, debugging, and unit testing available. See the changes instantly in the browser thanks to Live Edit. Perform many routine tasks right from the IDE, thanks to the Version Control Systems integration, support for remote deployment, databases/SQL, command-line tools, Docker, Composer, REST Client, and many other tools.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

PHP, HTML, CSS, Javascript code IDE platform for developers

Audience

PHP developers

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

$199 per user per year
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.0 / 5
ease 4.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.2 / 5
ease 4.2 / 5
features 4.8 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Portable and free version. Supports CMS like Joomla, Wordpress, Drupal. Smart autocomplete feature. Extensive plugin support. Interactive Debugger.

Cons

  • User Interface is not impressive. Steep learning curve for beginners.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Clean and customizable interface. Multiple themes and color schemes for personal preference. Simple yet powerful layout for managing files, tools, and navigation. Support for multiple project views and easy file navigation.
  • - The auto-suggestion feature is quite accurate and comes very handy while coding on a big project. - The color themes can be easily customizable according to the user preference. - It supports Git and version control. - It in built assistance feature helps in highlighting errors and give suggestions in real-time.
  • Debugging from browser. Decent support, responsive and to the point. Some search features are good once you learn to use them.
  • Php lacks many advanced IDE like other popular languages but PhpStorm definitely fills the void. It supports all major frameworks and features intelligent autocomplete that understands your code. It has built in developer tools and database support for even most advanced php development. It is also quite affordable for enterprise development.
  • Easy to use & user friendly interface. Autocomplete feature. In-app terminal & ssh support. Supports front end HTML , CSS & JS files. Tons of customization options. Add-ons to support different PHP frameworks.

Cons

  • The sheer number of features and options might overwhelm new users. Some UI elements may seem cluttered when working with larger projects, but this can be customized.
  • - The code initialization and debugging takes a lot of time. - It can be sluggish sometimes when compiling a large code base.
  • A lot. I've thought I'd switch over from phpEd, but honestly, the time I'm spending on trying to figure out how to disable these annoying automatic things, and the amount of time I'm spending communicating with the support is insane. I've easily lost days worth of work-time already. It does a lot of things to "help"; but they don't help but hinder. Some of it can be disabled, some can not. But even those that can be disabled; good luck finding these. Also the key shortcuts are rather weird so plenty of time to reconfigure those. The lack of ability to fold comments only, or open to methods only; no helping this. Then there's the error highlighting; it highlights essentially whole files, just because it just cannot figure out either the smarty syntax(!), or the code structure. There are plenty more, I'm not going to bother to detail it all out. There are things that are in the dev queue for many years now, some would help - but it seems these will never get done.
  • Unlike other tools from Jetbrains it has no Community edition, so beginners or individual users might consider that as a big con.
  • Expensive yearly price. Resource Intensive - takes long time to load.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

CodeLobster Software
Founded: 2007
www.codelobster.com

Company Information

JetBrains
Founded: 2000
Czech Republic
www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/

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Categories

Categories

IDE Features

Code Completion
Compiler
Cross Platform Support
Debugger
Drag and Drop UI
Integrations and Plugins
Multi Language Support
Project Management
Text Editor / Code Editor

Source Code Management Features

Access Controls/Permissions
Bug Tracking
Build Automation
Change Management
Code Review
Collaboration
Continuous Integration
Repository Management
Version Control

Integrations

Angular
CakePHP
Drupal
HTML
JavaScript
Joomla!
Laravel
Magento
PHP
TypeScript
Vue.js
WordPress
AskCodi
Augment Code
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Codebuddy
Ember.js
JetBrains Gateway
JetBrains Junie
Zencoder

Integrations

Angular
CakePHP
Drupal
HTML
JavaScript
Joomla!
Laravel
Magento
PHP
TypeScript
Vue.js
WordPress
AskCodi
Augment Code
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Codebuddy
Ember.js
JetBrains Gateway
JetBrains Junie
Zencoder
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