NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 02:46:51 -0500
From: Michael Vilain 
Newsgroups: comp.lang.php,alt.comp.lang.php,alt.php
Subject: Re: Free development system with interactive debugger ?
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Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 00:46:51 -0700
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In article ,
 Harry Haller  wrote:

> Free development system with interactive debugger ?
> 
> I am looking for basic functionality.
> * syntax highlighting
> * interactive script debugging (shows variable values as the script
> runs)
> 
> Can you recommend anything which is reliable and will work with
> Windows (native code essential, I won't use cygwin) - otherwise - if
> you can recommend something that only works with Linux I am prepared
> to switch do Linux development.

Zend isn't free ($99) but I don't think you'll find a free development 
system with an interactive debugger.  emacs and vim offer syntax 
coloring for free and there are free editors that also syntax coloring.  
I'd make the switch to Linux regardless if I were you because most of 
the web hosting companies use Linux or other UNIX variant to host 
php/Mysql/Apache sites.

So, I think you need to prioritize your requirements and decide if $99 
is going to serve you in the long run.

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