Develop PHP Application in VS.Php for Visual Studio

Posted by Naseer Ahmad

April 6, 2008

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You must be ammazed at strange kind of title for this blog post but yeah, this is 101% true and the guys at jcxsoftware , who are committed to provide .NET develpers a platform to develop better web applications using the state of art PHP technology, yeah PHP is better called to be a tech not just a language; coming back to the point. Here is a solution for Visual Studio Users who want to develop PHP applications right from their visual studio interface.

The solution is named Vs.Php as abvious from its name, its a Visual Studio enhancement (add-on, extension, plugin..you name it). Please follow the link and get more comprehensive details on it.

VS.Php is a Php IDE (integrated development environment) based on Visual Studio IDE. With VS.Php you can design, develop, debug and deploy Php applications within the Visual Studio IDE. VS.Php key features are around providing rich Php editor as well as Smarty editing capabilities. Also is the ability to debug Php scripts locally as well as remotely.

VS.Php offers a set of productivity features designed to improve productivity. The new 2.4 release offers many improvements around debugging and deployment of remote projects.

Why VS.Php?

If you are a .Net developer you may wonder why VS.Php? Php is one of the most popular languages for developing web applications. In fact, the Php community has the largest pool of rich open source applications, frameworks and resources to make your development life easier. VS.Php lets those who enjoy using Visual Studio use their favorite IDE for Php development. VS.Php also provides many unique features by leveraging the Visual Studio IDE like Php/Javascript debugging.