Software update: Zend Studio 4 beta

Zend Technologies has released a beta of version 4 of its PHP IDE (Integrated Development Environment). In version 4 a lot of new functionality has been added and a lot of things have been improved. The long list of changes are here to read. To be able to download one must first register for free or log in to this one page. The most important innovations are listed below:

Zend Studio 4.0 Beta’s major new features:

• SQL Database Support & Connectivity: Including the most widely used professional databases such as MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL and SQLite.
• Code Snippets Integration & Support: Over 100 reusable code snippets, utility functions and code samples.
• PHPDocs Support & PHPDocumentor Integration: Generate professional documentation directly from the PHP project source code.
• Smart Goto Source: Speed-up the development process by easily comprehending your and your teams’ code.
• Syntax Highlighting for CSS & XML: Intuitive script editing with a visualization of code syntax and hierarchy.

[break]The following downloads are available:
Windows NT4/2000/XP client
Linux glibc2.1 client
Windows NT4/2000/XP server
Solaris 2.x Sparc server
Linux glibc2.3 AMD 64bit server
Linux glibc2.1 server
FreeBSD 5.x server
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