I\'m a rookie PHP programmer and want to find the easiest way to use PHP editor

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I'm a rookie PHP programmer and want to find the easiest way to use PHP editor that has a live preview functionality built in. I have a server where I currently test out my new found skills, but saving the files and then viewing in the browser is becoming tiresome and would like to view my changes more instantaneously and without having to wait for my website to load.

All of the suggestions I've found on here are from long time ago and as the programming landscape is ever changing, I'd like the best, latest suggestions.

An easier approach is something I think, I need to progress further.

Can anyone recommend a PHP editor with live preview? Either paid or free is fine.

Also suggestions of some places for PHP learning resources (preferably paid, since it more guarantees the quality) would be greatly appreciated. I've signed up to Teamtreehouse and went through all of their courses on PHP and MySQL.

Explanation / Answer

One solution is to add auto-saving in the IDE and auto-loading in the browser.

Auto-saving in the IDE: you can use Eclipse + some autosave plugins like Save dirty Editor Eclipse Plugin or Smart Save

Auto-loading the browser: I use Auto-Reload on Google Chrome

Since your pages are in PHP you'll need some PHP server on your machine. I often use WAMP on Windows, for Mac I don't have much experience but there should be plenty of solutions such as MAMP.

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