Zend
- A bottom-up rewrite of the PHP scripting engine. It features a modular architecture, vastly improved performance, and greater scalability. [Commercial]
- http://www.zend.com/
phpScaffold - Online CRUD scaffold creator for MySQL. Generates code from MySQL query in PHP for copying into existing code. [Free, Browser-based] - http://www.phpscaffold.com/
Turck MMCache - An open source PHP accelerator, encoder and dynamic content cache for PHP that also features an optional obfuscator. Features a standalone loader, an API, and installation notes. [Open Source] - http://turck-mmcache.sourceforge.net/index_old.html
PHP Processor - Tool that optimizes PHP, HTML and JavaScript code by removing unnecessary data; the optimization process also obfuscates the code. Viewable project information, interface and screen shots also available through the website. [Commercial] - http://www.gridinsoft.com/protect.php
Ash.MVC - A simple PHP programming framework. This adopts simple rules and guidelines to enable PHP programmers to create a web application quickly and with ease. Website also contains documentation and RBAC scheme. [Freeware] - http://ash-mvc.org/
PHP Application Tools - A PHP directory offering tools and modifications for common PHP applications. Offerings include pre-written classes, bulletin board code and an XML renderer. - http://www.php-tools.net/
ASP Translator - Client-side tool to convert ASP (Classic) to PHP by Robert Giordano. Also includes cross-referencing utility. [Freeware] - http://design215.com/toolbox/translator/
PSD - A visual frontend for debugging PHP. It runs on Win98SE and newer and can be used remotely. [Freeware] - http://psd.schnitzke.net/index.php?framed=1
Gubed - PHP debugger for stepping through code, breaking at errors and breakpoints. Site also contains full documentation, licensing information, and a "help out" section.[Open source, GPL] - http://gubed.mccabe.nu/
HTML Purifier - Standards-compliant HTML filtering library written in PHP. Plug-ins, demo, and forums also available through the website. [Open source] - http://htmlpurifier.org/
phpAspect - Language extension for Aspect-Oriented Programming; compiler weaves aspects implementing crosscutting concerns into PHP source code; weave is static (before source code executes), based on Lex and Yacc analysis to generate XML parse trees. [Open source, C - http://www.phpaspect.org/
StarPhP - A PHP and HTML editor designed to be a lightweight and easy to use application. - http://www.starphp.com/
PHP.REP - A project to join PHP, which has many libs, and REP, which is powerful. - http://phprep.sourceforge.net/
PHP Object Generator - Browser-based object generator and testing tool. Creates PHP and MySQL code. Also available as a zip file. [Freeware] - http://www.phpobjectgenerator.com/
ZZEE PHP GUI - Easily run PHP scripts in GUI mode in Windows - just by double-click - http://www.zzee.com/script-gui/
Gencodicephp - Code generator connects to a MySQL database and produces valid PHP code through a graphic interface. Site and installation also available in Italian. [Freeware] - http://www.gencodicephp.it/
FoxServ - A combined Apache, MySQL, and PHP installer package for Windows and Linux. It supports user-defined configuration during installation including PHP as a module, PEAR, and the Zend Optimizer. The website also offers a support forum. [Freeware] - http://www.foxserv.net/
phpGTK User Language (GUL) - A free Xul-like markup language for describing user interfaces with PHP-GTK extension. - http://gul.redsofa.net/
PEAR: Benchmark - Provides a framework to benchmark PHP scripts and function calls. The PEAR site also contains hundreds of other pre-built packages. [Open source, GPL] - http://pear.php.net/package/benchmark/
Xdebug - A PHP extension for powerful debugging. It supports stack and function traces, profiling information and memory allocation and script execution analysis. - http://www.xdebug.org/
PECL - A full-featured profiler/debugger that is loaded as a zend_extension. It aims to be an analog of C's gprof or Perl's Devel::DProf. Offered from PHP.net [Open source, GPL] - http://pecl.php.net/package/apd/
Top PHP Studio - An editor which is designed for PHP programming language. Top PHP Studio has internal HTTP-server and internal browser to test PHP scripts. [Shareware] - http://www.top-systems.net/Top-PHP-Studio/
PHP Backend - An online tool that accelerates database forms and script development. It converts database structure definition into a PHP application that allows you to manipulate data. Schematic and troubleshooting data also available. [Commercial] - http://www.phpbackend.com/
BuildExec - Generates pre-built and custom installation sequences for PHP applications using a web control panel. Developed by TubiRon Software, the site includes an online demo. [Single-Use Freeware] - http://www.buildexec.com/
VS.Php for Visual Studio .Net - A PHP editor built on top of Visual Studio .Net . - http://www.jcxsoftware.com/vs.php
eAccelerator - A further development of the Turcke MMCache project. The tool increases performance of PHP scripts by caching them in a compiled state. Wiki data, tickets and recent changes also available for viewing. [Open source, GPL] - http://eaccelerator.net/
e-novative WAMP - An automated installer for Apache, PHP, MySQL and phpMyAdmin on Windows. Complete site also available in Spanish. [Freeware] - http://www.e-novative.info/software/wamp.php
RegExp.net - Online tool to check and tweak regular expressions. Supports ereg, eregi and preg_match. - http://www.regexp.net/
Rapid PHP Editor - Full-featured, quick and sophisticated PHP editor. Enables easily create, edit, navigate and validate PHP, HTML and CSS code. [Shareware] - http://www.blumentals.net/rapidphp/
phpBeans - Provides software and specifications for enabling n-tier development within PHP, such as the phpBeans Object Server, and interoperable with other languages as well. [Open source, GPL] - http://www.phpbeans.com/
EngInSite: PHP Editor - A complete IDE for creating, testing, and debugging PHP scripts that runs on Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP. The site also contains an Apache GUI and editors for CSS and Perl. [Commercial] - http://www.enginsite.com/php-editor.htm
TruStudio - A cross-platform, multi-language Integrated Development Environment for PHP and Python built on top of Eclipse Platform. - http://www.xored.com/trustudio
WizzyWeb - Web-based application development tool. Self-contained, ODBC compliant (tab delimited) database applications can be created completely online. Custom front-end HTML data entry forms, reports and supporting back-end code are automatically generated to be - http://www.wizzyweb.com/
TurboPHP - A Windows program which uses an extendable Delphi or VB-like component model for PHP-based web programming. - http://www.turbophp.com/
Website Databases - Windows software that generates PHP scripts to create and manage MySQL databases. Database Converter software also available. - http://www.websitedatabases.com/
WAMP5 - WAMP5 installs Apache, PHP5 and MySQL on Windows platform. It comes with a service manager as an icon tray and lots of options. - http://www.en.wampserver.com/
Roadsend Compiler for PHP - Produces optimized stand alone applications, libraries, and Web applications from standard PHP source code. - http://www.roadsend.com/home/index.php?rID=root&pageID=compiler
RedKernel Referer Tracker - A powerful referer tracking script that will draw detailed graphics depending on the period, the referring domain and the audited host. - http://rkrt.redkernel-softwares.com/
Simple Test for PHP - PHP unit tester and mock objects framework. [Open source, Open Group Test Suite License] - http://www.lastcraft.com/simple_test.php
DzSoft: PHP Editor - Tool for writing and testing PHP and HTML pages. Offers Unicode support and file search utility. Website also contains related editing products for Perl and Powerpoint. [Shareware] - http://www.dzsoft.com/dzphp.htm
AnalogX - Offers graphical front-end access to the php.ini file plus the ability to add other configuration directives, such as for the Zend optimizer or MSSQL. Windows only. [Freeware] - http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/phpconf.htm
DBG - PHP debugger that allows you to execute PHP scripts in step-by-step manner and trace down errors. Site offers installation instructions and user support forum. [Commercial] - http://dd.cron.ru/dbg/
ionCube PHP Accelerator - A PHP extension to the PHP Zend engine that accelerates compilation and execution of scripts. Also works with the Smarty templating system. Available for BSDi, Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and Solaris. [Freeware] - http://www.php-accelerator.co.uk/
PHP4HS - The spot for people using HomeSite for PHP or ASP development to find help and to exchange add-on extensions, resources, help, links, tips, requests and articles. - http://www.wilk4.com/asp4hs/php4hs.htm
Web-based PHP Class Generator - A very basic PHP class builder to generate class templates useful for object-oriented programming in PHP. - http://www.card2u.com.my/ClassBuilder/
QaDRAM - a Delphi-like RAD tool for PHP. - http://www.qadram.com/
PHPTriad - A Windows installer for an Apache/PHP/MySQL/Perl environment. - http://www.phpgeek.com/phptriad.html
EasyPHP - Software package for Windows includes an Apache server, a MySQL database, PHP 5.2.0, as well as some PHP development tools. The installation files, website and product support are also available in French and Spanish. [Freeware] - http://www.easyphp.org/