PHP developing suite?

Question

I use Visual Studio to develop C#, C++ for about 10 years.

Is there a free or inexpensive development platform similar to Visual Studio Express (maybe even a plugin for Visual Studio!) that would allow me to develop and test my code?

I've got a number of PHP books, but I'd like to test the things I've learned before tossing them out onto a live website!

Answer 1

Eclipse PDT is great for those who are familiar with visual studio. It integrates with Zend Debugger, has an integrated browser for rendering pages, and allows for code-completion (IntelliSense) and class-refactoring.

http://www.eclipse.org/pdt/

Answer 2

For Free I'd try NetBeans and a WAMP Server

Answer 3

There's Netbeans' PHP IDE and Eclipse PDT.

Answer 4

PhpStorm, but it's not a free program.