Re: Good Free PHP Editor?

From: "Boget, Chris" <Chris.Boget@wild.net> > > HomeSite is great. www.allaire.com > > - not totally free I'm afraid, but there is an eval version. > > - runs under Windows yes > > - supports syntax highlighting for lots of languages > > including HTML, PHP, > > Perl, SQL, ASP (VB/JS). > > - can edit multiple files yes > > - shows line numbers in gutter on left hand side > > - supports regular-expression based search & replace across multiple > > files/directories > > - nice interface. > > Has the worst memory management of any software I've ever used. > I have to reboot at lest 10 times a day when I use it. The support > forum on their site is filled with complaints on this issue. Their response > to this issue was not to fix the memory leak (or whatever it is) but to > issue a warning when resources are getting dangerously low to give > you the opportunity to save all your work before you reboot. Beyond > that, their stance is "Well, if you don't like it, return it and we'll give > you a refund". > If this wasn't the only piece of software that handled projects the way > we needed, we'd have thrown out this piece of garbage software a *long* > time ago. > > Chris > Running under Win2K I can have HomeSite 4.5.1 open for weeks, working on 10+ files, without any problems whatsoever. However, I used to run it under Win98 and it would crash 1-2 times per day... Regards Simon Garner