Need some help what program

[VistaBoy]

Hello all,

Okay i would like to know what program do you think are good for the following.

1) what localhost software (apache, php, mysql, phpmyadmin etc)

2) What program you code in like in php,html,css.

3) What other cool programs are out there that are cool to install on a mac?

[Barmi]

Hello all,

Okay i would like to know what program do you think are good for the following.

1) what localhost software (apache, php, mysql, phpmyadmin etc)

2) What program you code in like in php,html,css.

3) What other cool programs are out there that are cool to install on a mac?

In answer to question 2...

• TextMate (powerful text editor)
• CSSEdit (great alongside TextMate; my favourite for editing CSS)
• Coda (very useful all-in one)
• Smultron (free text editor)

In answer to question 3...

• Adium
• Cyberduck
• Flip4Mac
• HandBrake (!!)
• iWork '09 or Microsoft Office 2008
• OnyX
• Quicksilver
• Skitch
• Skype
• Spotify
• Transmission
• VLC

[RichardKnox]

Agreed with Barmi on point 3, coda is the only good choice IMO for question 2. And for localhost you can either use the built in LAMP setup (I personally don't like) or use XAMPP (my preferred choice).

[Sameer!]

1) EasyPHP 3.0, wampserver 2, XAMPP.

2) Notepad++, Adobe Dreamweaver CS4, Notepad2 (dont really recommend notepad2)

There you go!

[Tomm]

This is the mac forum and the OP is asking for software to use with his Mac so why are you recommending him programs that run on Windows exclusivly?

1) EasyPHP 3.0, wampserver 2, XAMPP.

2) Notepad++, Adobe Dreamweaver CS4, Notepad2 (dont really recommend notepad2)

There you go!

[Dentafrice]

This is the mac forum and the OP is asking for software to use with his Mac so why are you recommending him programs that run on Windows exclusivly?

I was just about to ask that too.

He doesn't read.

[Barmi]

coda is the only good choice IMO for question 2. .

And why is that? What is wrong with the others I suggested, or Dreamweaver? TextMate & CSSEdit together are far more useful for designing than Coda alone. Coda is nice for maintenance, but the capabilities of CSSEdit are (IMO) unparalleled.

[Dentafrice]

I still agree. Coda is far more superior then your other choices just due to the sheer fact of all the features it has together.

I hate TextMate, it drives me crazy.

Dreamweaver is sucky to code PHP in, same with TextMate.

[HotelUser]

In answer to question 2...

• TextMate (powerful text editor)
• CSSEdit (great alongside TextMate; my favourite for editing CSS)
• Coda (very useful all-in one)
• Smultron (free text editor)

In answer to question 3...

• Adium
• Cyberduck
• Flip4Mac
• HandBrake (!!)
• iWork '09 or Microsoft Office 2008
• OnyX
• Quicksilver
• Skitch
• Skype
• Spotify
• Transmission
• VLC

You can't forget QuickSilver!

I still agree. Coda is far more superior then your other choices just due to the sheer fact of all the features it has together.

I hate TextMate, it drives me crazy.

Dreamweaver is sucky to code PHP in, same with TextMate.

Textmate is more a WYSIWYG editor, than a PHP editor, you're right.

Coda is pretty good, though sometimes I still use Notepad++ with Darwine.

[Barmi]

I still agree. Coda is far more superior then your other choices just due to the sheer fact of all the features it has together.

I hate TextMate, it drives me crazy.

Dreamweaver is sucky to code PHP in, same with TextMate.

I have no issue with having three programs open at once (TextMate, CSSEdit and Cyberduck) to achieve my desired result. Coda drives me crazy when editing CSS; nothing quite matches CSSEdit for design purposes. Coda has a number of features bundled together, but with little sacrifices.

You can't forget QuickSilver!



Textmate is more a WYSIWYG editor, than a PHP editor, you're right.

Coda is pretty good, though sometimes I still use Notepad++ with Darwine.

Quicksilver is wonderful!

What do you mean re TextMate though? It is not a WYSIWYG editor... it's a pure (but powerful) text editor.