text editor that works direct on a server? (aptana?)

Question

Are there any good free text editors i can use directly on the server if i give it my ftp details?

failing that one with a good save-to-ftp shortcut (ie ctrl-shift-s)

I work with mainly php and jquery, my primary editor is aptana?

Answer 1

Notepad++ has an FTP plugin that works quite well. This article describes how to get it all set up.

Answer 2

A possibility, at least with Eclipse (I've used this with Eclipse PDT once or twice), could be the Target Management (RSE) plugin :

The Target Management project creates data models and frameworks to configure and manage remote (mainframe down to embedded) systems, their connections, and their services.

It allows one to have Eclipse work on remote files as if they where stored on the local file-system -- i.e. each time a file is saved, it is pushed to the remote system.

Considering Aptana is based on Eclipse, this might work with Aptana too...

Answer 3

I use Notepad++. You can start an ftp session and work directly from the ftp site. http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm

Answer 4

Any GNOME or KDE editor under *nix supports this, and with gvfs any editor can use FTP-based files.

Answer 5

If you have SSH access at all, Nano is a great editor.

But like Ignacio sai, Gnome and KDE can hook up to your server and live edit files like that. Since it mounts the online filesystem, I could see Aptana working with that too.

Answer 6

In case you are developing under linux, you can use curlftpfs to mount an ftp connection into your filesystem, then you can use your editor of choice.

Answer 7

I agree, use Notepad++ with the FTP Plugin, it's awesome, lightweight, and gets things done. Notepad++ is also themeable and can look pretty good :D

Answer 8

On the Windows platform the Zeus Lite editor is free and it can can directly edit files on the server via FTP.