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Alexa K
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Alexa K
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Posted by Alexa K
Alexa K
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IDE or framework? PHP

Hello there! I'm a newbie and now I'm learning PHP. I'd like to practice coding on my own. I got confused which software should I use for that purpose: IDE or a framework?

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thomascawthorn
thomascawthorn
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Hey Alexa,

When developing, you should be using an IDE, which stands for 'Integrated Development Environment'.

Basically, this is just a programme you use to write code on. You can use something free and simple like Sublime Text or a paid for and more php-specific option like PHP Storm.

I would start with something like Sublime Text - you can customise pretty much everything and it's a really nice place to start.

A framework is something you'll use when building your application. It's a whole bunch of pre-written PHP code that handles all the boring, repetitive stuff that you'll need when developing any web application.

Hope this helps!

Tom