![]() In the IDE menu, choose Project -> Properties. Now that I had included the Zend Framework into the IDE as an available PHP library, I just needed to add a reference to it in my project’s include path. This allowed me to browse to the folder where I had the Zend Framework installed (in my case, /usr/lib/ZendFramework/library). I named my library “ZendFramework v1.11” and clicked “Ok.” Next, I clicked on my newly-created library item, and clicked the “Add External Folder” button. For the first step, I had to add the Zend Framework library as a general “PHP Library.” To accomplish this in the IDE, I navigated to Window -> Preferences, expanded the “PHP” section and selected “PHP Libraries.” Clicking the “New” button allowed me to create a friendly name and placeholder for the library. Now, to be fully functional, I only had a few tasks left to tackle:Īdd a reference to the Zend Framework to the project’s Include PathĪdding the Zend Framework to the include path was a two-step process. The PDT added a new “PHP” perspective to my Eclipse IDE, which worked quite well for editing my PHP source. With the PDT installed, I setup my project workspace and checked my project out from the svn repository. Some research yielded the presence of a plugin known as the “PDT” – “PHP Development Tools.” Using Eclipse’s “Install New Software” feature was easy to pull down the PDT and get it setup and working. With my trial period expired and tears in my eyes, I set my sights set on something more traditionally open-source: The 900lb gorilla of the Java world – Eclipse. I’m sure most would agree that this is always a nice thing to be presented with in the open-source world…or not. ![]() ![]() Wait a minute – I said “trial” didn’t I? With a trial period of only 21 days, if you plan to be developing for more than 3 weeks, you’ll soon reach the end of that road where the barriers are adorned with $300 price tags. Installing and configuring Komodo was relatively painless the trial version provided a full-featured IDE that wasn’t hobbled in any way. The previous developer had established the project using Komodo 7, an IDE that’s dedicated to PHP development and works well with the Zend Framework, which was the MVC library this existing project was built upon. I mean, who doesn’t relish the thought of developing in a weakly-typed language that seems more like a virtual explosion of the key-word and function factory than an actual language alongside a bloated, overly complex MVC framework? Throwing caution to the wind, I dove in head-first without so much as checking the temperature of the water … or if there even was water to begin with.įirst things first, I would need an IDE. So I jumped at the idea of working on a PHP/Zend project. ![]()
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