How to install a PHP IDE plugin for Eclipse directly from the Eclipse environment?

Question

I have a clean Eclipse Java SDK. I would like to make it suitable for developing PHP applications. So I need a PHP IDE plugin (or something like that). How could I install i

Answer 1

To install PDT (PHP Development Tools) for PHP development environment is better in Eclipse. The following are the steps to install PDT in Eclipse (I'm considering version 3.7 (Indigo)):

1. Open Eclipse (in my case Eclipse Indigo).
2. Go to Help --> Install New Software...
3. Expand the "Work with" drop down and select "Indigo - http://download.eclipse.org/releases/indigo".
4. Expand "Programming Languages" from the list.
5. Check PHP Development Tools (PDT) SDK Feature.
6. Click "Next >" at the bottom and follow the further instruction of Eclipse.
7. After successful installation of PDT: Go to Window --> Preferences and see the list as PHP at left panel.

Answer 2

Easiest Way To install PDT

1. Run eclipse
2. Click on "Help", "Install New Software"
3. “Choose all available sites”, in search box type "php"(takes a while to load)
4. => “programming languages” => "PHP Development Tools", => PhP Development Tools (PDT) SDK Feature.
5. Restart eclipse
6. File new => other => php .
7. Should be able to follow from their

Answer 3

Help --> Install New Software In work with select box , only I have selected Kepler - http://download.eclipse.org/releases/kepler And then under Programming language category you can find PHP Development tool.

fyi :I have ubuntu

Answer 4

Updated for 2019: As previously suggested, in the latest Eclipse, go to "Install New Software" in the Help Menu and click the "add" button with this URL http://download.eclipse.org/tools/pdt/updates/latest/ that should show the latest release of PHP Development Tools (PDT). You might need to search for "php" or "pdt". For Nightly releases you can use http://download.eclipse.org/tools/pdt/updates/latest-nightly/.

Answer 5

Open up eclipse, go to "Help -> Install New Software". Enter:

http://download.eclipse.org/releases/juno

entry from the "Work with" dropdown.

Under the "Web, XML, Java EE and OSGi Enterprise Developmet" category, select "PHP Development Tools (PDT) SDK Feature 3.1.1.201209101312".

Answer 6

The best solution would be to go to http://projects.eclipse.org/projects/tools.pdt/downloads where you will find the URL to the most updated PDT, as most of the URLS listed above are hitting a 404. Then pasting the URL to eclipse.