PHP Best Tools Web Links , Download Programs Sites

Advanced Web Forms - PHP development tools - http://www.advancedwebforms.com
Allows the use of a PHP/HTML form to produce basic HTML invoices.

Analog X - PHP Config - http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/phpconf.htm
Front end to the php.ini file. Includes graphical components for the standard PHP configuration options, plus the ability to add in 'other' configuration directives, such as for the zend optimizer. Windows only. Freeware.

Apache Friends XAMPP - http://www.apachefriends.org/xampp-en.html
XAMPP is an easy to install Apache Distribution for Linux and Windows. The package includes the Apache web server, MySQL, SQLite, PHP, Perl, a FTP-Server and phpMyAdmin.

Arisesoft Winsyntax - http://www.winsyntax.com/
A PHP-code editor, with the syntax highlighting and the context help for all PHP-keywords. [Windows, Freeware]

Dev-PHP - http://devphp.sourceforge.net/
A full-featured Integrated Development Environment for PHP on Windows. It's fast, powerful and has a user-friendly interfase. It has many cool features, like Function browsing and full integration with the PHP parser and the PHP-GTK library. [Open source, GPL]

DzSoft PHP Editor - http://www.dzsoft.com/dzphp.htm
A functional php editor with tiny web server build-in.

e-novative - e-Business Software & Solutions - http://www.e-novative.de/en/software/wamp.php
Home of e-novative WAMP, an automated installer for Apache, PHP, MySql and phpMyAdmin on Windows. Free download.

EasyPHP - http://www.easyphp.org/
A software package for Windows includes an Apache server, a MySQL database, a fully PHP execution, as well as some PHP development tools.

FoxServ - http://www.foxserv.net/
An Apache, mySQL, PHP installer package for Windows. It support user defined configuration during installation, PHP as a module, PEAR, and the Zend Optimizer.

Gubed - http://gubed.sourceforge.net/
A PHP debugger for stepping through code, breakint at errors and breakpoints. [Open source, GPL]

Internet Development Kit for PHP - http://isolutionsplus.com/internet_development_kit.php
Collection free PHP development tools from other companies. Homepage and download links for each product. Selling CD version of collection.

ionCube PHP Accelerator - http://www.php-accelerator.co.uk/
A PHP extension to the PHP Zend engine that accelerates compilation and execution of scripts. Works particularly well with the Smarty templating system.

Javuh - http://www.javuh.com/
An organized distribution of PHP classes, including the Psychoo site modeling system, Internet protocols, database abstraction.

Keith's PHP Editors - http://www.thelinuxconsultancy.co.uk/phpeditors/
Fairly comprehensive directory of editors that support PHP. Includes name, platforms, licence, homepage and comments, including user comments, for each editor listed.

Lucid PHP Script Installer - http://installer.lucidstorm.com/
A Windows program that acts as an Installer for the PHP scripts. The GUI is very like the standard windows installers. After uploading it can CHMOD any files and run MySql statements to complete the installation.

Maguma Studio for PHP - http://www.maguma.com/
A complete IDE for the development of PHP scripts. Class browser, syntax highlighting, code insight, debugging and other features are included in the free version of the editor. A commercial version offers other features useful in a team development environment.

PHAkt - http://www.interakt.ro/products/PHAkt/
An server model for Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, allowing PHP generation using the same techniques as when developing ASP/JSP/ColdFusion. [Open source, GPL]

PhormGen - http://www.phormgen.com/
Builds a completely functional PHP add/edit/delete script based on the MySQL table definition. [Shareware, also online demo]

PHP Coder - http://www.insearchnow.com/
An Integrated Development Environment for PHP. A freeware tool for PHP programmers, more than just an editor. [Window9x/NT]

PHP Debugger - http://dd.cron.ru/dbg/
A tool that allows you to execute php script in step-by-step manner, and trace down errors.

PHP Expert Editor - http://www.phpexperteditor.com/phpxedit.html
A tool for writing, editing, and debugging PHP scripts and HTML pages. It has internal browser, Debugger, Code Explorer, File Explorer, a built-in FTP client, Project Explorer, customizable Code Templates. [Shareware]

PHP Expert Editor - http://www.ankord.com/phpxedit.html
An easy-to-use PHP IDE for Windows. Has an internal HTTP-server and Debugger to run, test and debug PHP scripts. [Shareware]

PHP4HS (PHP Development Extensions for HomeSite) - http://www.wilk4.com/asp4hs/php4hs.htm
The spot for people using HomeSite for PHP or ASP development to find help and to exchange add-on extensions, resources, help, links, tips, requests and articles.

PHPEclipse - http://phpeclipse.sourceforge.net/
A PHP IDE built as an Eclipse plugin. It takes advantage of a well-designed, robust and widely used application framework. [Open source, Common Public License]

PhpED IDE - http://www.nusphere.com/products/
An integrated development environment (IDE) for PHP for Windows and Linux. It supports PHP software development on all stages including coding, debugging, profiling and publishing. By NuSphere. [Commercial]

PHPEdit - http://www.phpedit.net/
A full featured PHP IDE for Windows. It has code insight, code completion, syntax-highlighting, integrated debugger, code browser, keyboard templates. [Open source, PHPEdit licence]

PhpJet - http://www.phpjet.com/
A PHP accelerator engine, supports php byte-code optimization, content-caching and compiled-code caching. [Commercial]

PHPREP - http://phprep.sourceforge.net/
Project provides a php extension that allows to use lisp (as provided by librep) in PHP scripts. [Open source, GPL]

PHPTriad - http://www.phpgeek.com/phptriad.html
A Windows installer for an Apache/PHP/MySQL/Perl environment.

PSD - http://psd.schnitzke.net/
A visual frontend for debugging PHP. It runs on Win98SE and newer and can be used remotely. [Freeware]

QaDRAM - http://www.qadram.com/
a Delphi-like RAD tool for PHP.

RedKernel Referer Tracker - Free Php/MySql Script - http://rkrt.redkernel-softwares.com/
A powerful referer tracking script that will draw detailed graphics depending on the period, the referring domain and the audited host.

Roadsend Compiler for PHP - http://www.roadsend.com/home/index.php?rID=root&pageID=compiler
Produces optimized stand alone applications, libraries, and Web applications from standard PHP source code.

SECreator for PHP - http://www.minihttpserver.net/SECreator/index.htm
A Windows tool help create a search engine for website. It crawl a web site, indexing all the pages that it finds. It will then create PHP script files and XML file database.[Commercial]

Simple Test for PHP - http://www.lastcraft.com/simple_test.php
PHP unit tester and mock objects framework. [Open source, Open Group Test Suite License]

TemplateTamer - http://www.templatetamer.com/
A web application development tool for creating and maintaining a template based dynamic PHP web applications, with clearly separated code from the html design.

Top PHP Studio - http://www.top-systems.net/
An editor which is designed for PHP programming language. Top PHP Studio has internal HTTP-server and internal browser to test PHP scripts. [Shareware]

TurboPHP - http://www.turbophp.com/turbo/
A Windows program which uses an extendable Delphi or VB-like component model for PHP-based web programming.

Turck MMCache - http://turck-mmcache.sourceforge.net/
A PHP accelerator, optimizer, encoder and dynamic content cache for PHP. [Open source, GPL]

UMA - http://neverwillbes.com/uma/
A PHP user management and authentication system. Utilizes a MySQL database, object-oriented design. Formerly known as Rampart. [Open source, LGPL]

VS.Php - http://www.jcxsoftware.com/jcx.corporate6/modules/wfsection/index.php?category=12
A PHP editor built on top of Visual Studio .Net 2003.

Web-based PHP Class Generator - http://www.card2u.com.my/ClassBuilder/
A very basic PHP class builder to generate class templates useful for object-oriented programming in PHP.

Zend Performance Suite for PHP - http://www.zend.com/store/products/zend-performance-suite.php
Performance accelerator for PHP, with content-caching, compression and compiled-code caching. [Commercial]

Zend SafeGuard Suite for PHP - http://www.zend.com/store/products/zend-safeguard-suite.php
Protects and licenses PHP applications for secure deployment without exposing the source code or fear of piracy. [Commercial]

Zend Studio - http://www.zend.com/store/products/zend-studio.php
Integrated Development Environment for PHP. Versions for linux, Mac and Windows. [Commercial]