Eclipse PDT vs. NetBeans for PHP development?

Yes, I switched from Eclipse to Netbeans for PHP development quite recently. And I have to admit - I like NetBeans better. It seems to me more lightweight and stable.It certainly loads faster.

And code completion seems to be much better than in Eclipse - it doesn't fail so often, and you can insert hint-comments wherever you wish to specify the types of your variables. Also NetBeans IDE is much simpler than Eclipse.It's probably not as powerful (and it could definately use a few more configuration options), but on the other hand, Eclipse was downright intimidating with its complex system.

Yes, I switched from Eclipse to Netbeans for PHP development quite recently. And I have to admit - I like NetBeans better. It seems to me more lightweight and stable.It certainly loads faster.

And code completion seems to be much better than in Eclipse - it doesn't fail so often, and you can insert hint-comments wherever you wish to specify the types of your variables. Also NetBeans IDE is much simpler than Eclipse.It's probably not as powerful (and it could definately use a few more configuration options), but on the other hand, Eclipse was downright intimidating with its complex system. Put it this way - if you come from a Windows background (like me), go for NetBeans.

If you're a Linux/Unix fan, you'll feel right at home with Eclipse.

2 I think work with Netbeans in Linux/Unix yummy. – SjB Dec 14 '09 at 20:02 I don't mean that you can't use NetBeans on Linux or Eclipse on Windows. It's just that NetBeans is closer to the Windows mindset, while Eclipse has more of Linux mentality.

– Vilx- Dec 14 '09 at 20:03 3 I would disagree with the Eclipse/Linux mentality. I like netbeans in both linux and windows.. I never liked Eclipse, and I've been a longtime primary user of Linux. – monksy Dec 14 '09 at 20:14 Php development in Netbeans is the best the thing I've come across 2 years ago when I was looking for a decent IDE for a large scale php project.

Go for it – CoolStraw Dec 14 '09 at 10:07 What versions were you comparing and what PHP plugin were you using? – Casebash Dec 14 '09 at 1:07.

Advantage of eclipse is that I can code in PHP and perl in the same project.

I use Eclipse first and work friendly with this . Next I use Netbeans for Java and I use it completely in java and uninstall Eclipse . Next time that I need work with PHP I use Netbeans for this goal and I understood Netbeans code completion better than Eclipse also code highlighting but build , compile,debug and run are better in Eclipse and I think Netbeans increase feature and functionality in future .

Well, let's hope there still IS a future for NetBeans. It depends on Oracle now. – Vafliik Dec 15 '09 at 8:53.

Eclipse PHP (PDT) does not come with a working debugger out-of-the-box. You have to download and install at least 2 or 3 other fussy open-source components to make that work. I've never tried NetBeans, but, if you need debugging (stepping through code) and you don't have several days to work through the environment setup hell of Eclipse, that might be the way to go.

I switched to NetBeans after version 7.0 has been released. It's faster, more lightweight and code completion is better. Its easier to configure and looks like everithing just works, in Eclipse you need to deal with complex configuration, and I wanted to focus on coding.

But they are both good. I compared them, you can read more on dev.umpirsky.com/eclipse-vs-netbeans-for....

Just try NetBeans 6.9.1 today, I've noticed NetBeans lacks the followings: Not a Server Name Indication capable client, so if you set up your own SVN server with name-based Virtualhost via ssl, NetBeans will failed to connect to your SVN server. In addition, due to wrong certificate provided by your server, NetBeans will refuse to connect to the server. NetBeans has no django support.

After the above two points, I delete NetBeans immediately.

10 Your second point is immensely important, since we're talking PHP development here. – Mchl Feb 1 at 14:56.

I downloaded NetBeans IDE 6.9.1, just to compare against eclipse PDT 2.2.0 to edit PHP projects on CVS. Eclipse can appear complex and difficult to setup, however, by downloading eclipse PDT all-in-one it is easiest to unzip it and start using it. I'm surprised about how fast and light weighted NetBeans is, you can realize how fast it is immediately.

I still like eclipse on the way how it does and shows stuff, but NetBeans has a crispy design. They both are really good options regardless of Linux or Windows OS.

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