Easy lookup for PHP documentation

[Hot Pastrami]

You can add an External Tool that allows you to easily see the online reference docs for a PHP function name. It's great for when you can't remember the order of arguments for a PHP function.

• Go to Configure > Preferences
• Click Tools
• Add > Program, and browse to the executable for your browser of choice under Program Files (iexplore.exe, firefox.exe, etc)
• Click on the new tool name in the list to give it a better title, such as "PHP Reference"
• Click on the new tool in the tree view on the left.
• Under parameters, paste "http://us.php.net/search.php?show=quick ... n=$SelWord"
• Click OK.

When you run this tool, it'll open the PHP reference page for the currently selected function name (i.e., the word that is highlighted or has the editing cursor in it).

[hillsc]

That's a great tip! Thank you for that...

[kskristinesmith]

For a complete reference and examples of the built-in functions, please visit our PHP Reference or simply check this website http://www.w3schools.com/PHP/php_functions.asp


Kristine

[kAlvaro]

You can add an External Tool that allows you to easily see the online reference docs for a PHP function name.

Great tip. The downloadable docs in *.chm format do not include the user notes, which often add great value.