Zend Studio vs. PDT

Zend Studio vs. PDT

Zend Studio, the leading PHP Editor, is built on top of the Eclipse PDT (PHP Development Tools) project. Zend Studio provides many benefits over PDT, including faster PHP development, faster PHP debugging, and overall higher quality code. 



Developers who use Zend Studio receive the following benefits over PDT:

Feature	Zend Studio	PDT
PHP Refactoring
In line Refactoring
Extract Variable / Method
Move Files and Folders
Rename Files Classes, Function and Variables
Zend Framework Integration
Customized Framework Project Layout
Zend Tool Integration
Code Templates
Example Project
MVC View
MVC Code Generation
Coding Standards Formatter
Semantic Awareness to View / Action Helpers
Code Assist
Feature	Zend Studio	PDT
PHP Code Generation
Getters/Setters Functions
Override/Implement Functions
PHP Elements Wizards (Class, Interface)
JavaScript Support
Real Time Error Detection
jsDoc
Syntax Coloring
TODO
JavaScript Library Content Assist:
Dojo
jQuery
Prototype
Ext JS
Feature	Zend Studio	PDT
HTML and CSS Support
Syntax Coloring & Code Assist
HTML Real Time Error Detection
Code Folding
Automatic Closing Tag
Code Formatting
Source Control
Git
GitHub
Subversion (SVN)
CVS
Local History
PHP Debugging
Firefox / IE Toolbars Support
Profiler
Code Coverage
Tunneling Support
SSL Communication
Unified PHP and JavaScript Debugging
Local Debugging
Web Server Debugging
Text Encoding Support
Web Servers Management
Feature	Zend Studio	PDT
Zend Server Integration
Auto Detection of Local Zend Server
Servers View
Zend Server Events List
Import and Debug Zend Server Event
Easy Project Creation on Zend Server
Quick Debug
Debug & Profile Events
Code Tracing Integration
Deployment Support
Cloud Support
Zend Developer Cloud Integration
Amazon Web Services Toolkit
PHP Editor and File Management
Code Analysis & Quick Fix
Quick New File Creation
Advanced Code Formatting (Rule Based)
PHP4 and PHP5 Support
Syntax Coloring & Code Assist
Mark Occurrences
Override Indicators
Type Hierarchy
Open Type / Method
Templates (PHP, PHPDoc, New File)
Code Folding
Real time Error Detection
Bookmarks
Smart Goto Source + Hover Support
Automatic Insertion
Matching Bracket
Comment / Uncomment PHP code
PHP Explorer View
Open Resource (File / function)
Search PHP Element
File / Project / PHP Outlines
Basic Code Formatting (not customizable)
Find & Replace in Files
Tasks
Project Include Path
Problems View
Code Assist for Include Content
Feature	Zend Studio	PDT
PHPUnit Testing
Code Assist
Test Case / Suite Code Generation
Test Results Visual Support
PHP Unit Reports
Stack Trace and Filtering
Installation / Documentation / Support
Technical Support (SLA)
Welcome Page & Tip of the Day
Package / Installation
File Association
Certified Eclipse Plugins
Update Mechanism
Virtualization Support
VMware Workstation Integration
Remote Systems
FTP
SSH
SFTP
Feature	Zend Studio	PDT
Database Connectivity
Intuitive Connection Wizard
JDBC Drivers
Query Editor
Editable Table Viewer
Objects Tree - Tables, Views
Zend Studio 5.5 Migration
Zend Studio Key maps
Import Zend Studio Projects
Miscellaneous
RSS Reader
PHPDocumentor Support
Zend Code Gallery
Zend Guard Integration