In my last article, I talked about installing PHP. With PHP installed, you will want to start writing code, so today's article is about developing PHP using the open source Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE).

Eclipse started as a Java IDE and evolved into a generic IDE with a strong Java bias. If you start out with a standard Eclipse installation and without any Eclipse experience, it may take you a while to figure out the best way to set it up for use with PHP. This article will make the PHP setup fast and easy.