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This is the first of the series of video tutorials I’m planning to release about Eclipse PDT. This is the first time I’m doing something like this so please be understanding

Project’s homepage describes it as:

This project encompasses all development components necessary to develop PHP and facilitate extensibility. It leverages the existing Web Tools Project in providing developers with PHP capabilities.

Project Principles:

• Intuitive and easy to learn
• Seamless integration with the Web Tools project
• Adherence to Eclipse standards
• Extensibility
• Continuous support of PHP developments

Personally I use it every day and I think it’s the best development IDE for PHP. In this video tutorial I will show you how to install Eclipse PDT 1.0.2. On Ubuntu 7.10. I’m not sure if all the commands will be clearly visible on the video so here they are in order of appearance:

• Install Java:

$sudo apt-get install sun-java6-bin sun-java6-jre

• Set Sun’s Java Virtual Machine (JVM) as default:

$sudo update-alternatives --config java

• This file defines the default system JVM search order:

$vim /etc/jvm

• Check default java:

$java -version

This video was made using open source tools from A to Z on Ubuntu 7.10 Gusty Gibbon.

Enjoy.

See my other video tutorials HERE.

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Episode #1. Installing Eclipse PHP IDE by ralphz from ralphz on Vimeo.

Tags: Eclipse, PHP, Video Tutorial