How to Get Eclipse Helios Up & Running for PHP

The PHP programming language is a mainstay in web development, particularly for websites that interact with users or query databases. Because of its web-oriented and server-side nature, developers working on PHP programs need a test server to run PHP scripts. By installing a test server and Eclipse Helios PHP, you can have access to a local test server and a PHP Interactive Development Environment.

Things You'll Need

• Web Browser

Instructions

1. Download and install Eclipse Helios PHP: eclipse.org/downloads/index-helios

2. Download and install the LAMP server stack version available for your platform. For Windows and Linux, one such version is XAMMP at apachefriends.org/en/xampp. For Mac, use MAMP at mamp.info.

3. Open Eclipse and start a new project. Name the project anything. In the project, enter the following code. Then select "Run", and then select "As PHP Webpage":

   <?php

   echo "hello world";

   ?>

References

• PHP: Echo
• I Programmer: Developing with PHP and Eclipse (Helios)