PHP DEVELOPERS ZONE

Since its inception, PHP has been able to strike a chord among developers around the world as one of the most popular server-side scripting languages available for application development. No doubt, PHP has helped developers in creating innovative and robust web applications, and thus has emerged as the best platforms, which is not only faster but has huge communities with amazing readymade scripts.

However, web application developers often look for some useful and handy tools through which there workflow becomes easier, faster and reliable. Luckily, there are some php tools available through which their work related process becomes easier and effective. But, finding an appropriate tool might be a daunting task and demands efforts. So, here’s a list of some powerful tools that significantly improve the performance of your website.

1.DebugBar

Debug is a free, open source app, which can be blended together into any of your PHP based project and has the ability to collect and present profiling data. The app has a support for Ajax requests and comes complete with generic data collectors for popular libraries. Its pure Javascript acquires its place in the footer and allows the seamless addition for new collectors and views.

2. Package Management

Package Management is an extremely reliable tool which helps you to keep a firm track of all your project packages, making it easier to determine what you need and what’s not. The Package Management works in tandem with the repository Packagist, which gives exact information regarding the number of PHP apps and its related component.

3. PHP-FIG

PHP-FIG is a PHP based Framework Interop Group which is developed primarily with the aim of finding similarities between different projects and determine ways through which work can be done together. This unofficial group works on the standards to encourage versatile project development approaches and help developers, including those who work for CakePHP, Drupal, Joomla and several others, regarding the style of coding, logging-library and automatic class loading.

4. Phalcon PHP

Phalcon is a popular PHP framework which is written in “C” language. The tool is available on a variety of operating systems including Windows, Linux, Mac etc. The tool has a very interactive user interface, which help PHP developerswork easily on a project.

5. Monsta FTP

Mosta FTP is an open source PHP tool with Ajax cloudware compatibility. Released under the GNU General Public License, the tool has the ability to place FTP file management directly into your browser, no matter where you are, at what time. Users can drap and drop the files into the browser, and at the mean time observe them being uploaded. With a powerful support for on-screen file editing, Monsta FTP also has support for an array of languages. The tool has been successfully tested on Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari.

6. PHP image Workshop

PHP Image Workshop is a powerful photo editing option which gives the user’s ability to manage the image files based on PHP. PHP workshop is somewhere similar to the Photoshop as it also allows the user to edit and organize the image with PHP. Users can also rotate, resize, crop the image file as per their preference. You can also add watermarks and implement all the changes together.

7. Casebox

Casebox is a robust PHP and MySQL-based web application for managing record and track files and the tasks. The app has a desktop-like interface where users are allowed to created endless number of directories and store them as per the specified structure. You can create deadlines, assign tasls and track progress. Plus, information related to the clients can be stored around any number of files.

8. Pico

Pico is basically a content management system which uses flat-files as its database. The application works quickly and there is no feature for set-up. All the content stored in the CMS is in the markdown (.md) format. Pico has impressed its users because of its flawless and user-friendly interface.

9. Sylius

If you are looking for a free e-commerce solution for your PHP based website then Sylius is what all you need. The reason being, it has the power to manage stores of a variety of sizes from basic to complex. Products can have different tax rates, methods of shipping and it is integrated with a Omnipay as well, which is a multi-gateway payment processing library.

10. ERD Tool

If you are indulging in a serious PHP project then chances are pretty good that you might find yourself puzzled due to huge database. Here, you’ll need a tool that organizes and manage all your workflows and here comes the role of the ERD system (Entity Relationship Diagram) such as MySQL Workbench and ER win and a lot more. Tools like this, help you to get a clear view of your database and help you to keep your database model well structured and organized.

All the above mentioned tools help PHP developers to let their creativity work in tandem with their development skills to develop applications that leap above the standard ones.