Using remote files Php-like editors for Windows, and Linux support to work with files via ftp. As a rule, the editors work on ftp like this: file is downloaded from a server housed in a temporary folder, when saving was poured back to the server. But Linux would not be Linux if it does not present a more elegant and convenient solution. One feature of this OS is to support multiple file systems and easy to work with them by mounting them all in a single tree structure. In Linux there is a very useful and handy utility curlftpfs, allows users to edit the contents of ftp-servers. With the support of the use of ssh ssh in Linux is much easier than in Windows. While even with Vista comes only telnet client on Windows need to install third-party utilities like PuttY, in Linux, even with the earliest versions of the OS has been built-in command ssh, you can use to perform any operations on the files: change the law access, copy, archive, and do other operations that need to be performed directly on the server.

PHP-editor ActiveState Komodo Edit. Pre-warn you not to confuse it with the Komodo IDE from the same firm. Unlike his older brother, Komodo Edit completely free. Excellent product opportunities among which are: Support for syntax highlighting for more than 100 programming and markup languages. Among them are used in web development languages (PHP, HTML, Perl, JavScript, XHTML, XML, JSON, VBScript, CSS, and even Smarty!), And others (Basic, Pascal, C, Java …) Enhanced support for projects.

The projects can be added to both local and remote files (via the protocol ftp). But the highlight is the support for "real" folders. The contents of "live" folder is imported automatically, and is updated automatically. Convenient auto-completion of tags. When you start to close the tag, Komodo automatically analyzes the preceding code, and trying to determine what kind of an open tag you close. Options closing tags are displayed in the drop-down list. Also in the Komodo perfectly realized completion of names and values of the parameters in the html-tags, and even CSS. A powerful search engine. Komodo allows you to search using regular expressions, and not only in the current file, but also in all the open files in separate directories, and even the entire project! In the multi-substitution, a list of all files found with the number of matches for each file can be Watch subjected to replacement parts. Built-in parser php. If in a line error, it has a wavy red underlines, once you activate the tooltip appears with a description of errors (in exactly the same, whatever gave php). Working with Database Web Development involves working with databases (mainly MySQL). No problems with the database on Linux should arise. Because Linux has a built-in mysql manager who is able to solve all their tasks. Hardware to web development in Linux is enough to use the average PC or laptop. The main thing – it's screen size than it is, the more windows programs can be placed on the screen. It is much easier than constantly switching between applications. It is best suited for this purpose a series of notebooks sony AR – they are quite productive and have a diagonal of 17 inches. If you are adherent of mobile solutions, the notebook – this is for you.