How to install a PHP IDE plugin for Eclipse directly from the Eclipse environment?

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I have a clean Eclipse Java SDK. I would like to make it suitable for developing PHP applications. So I need a PHP IDE plugin (or something like that). How could I install it from the Eclipse environment?

Accepted Answer

Easy as pie:

Open Eclipse and go to Help-> Software Updates-> Find and Install Select "Search for new features to install" and click "Next" Create a New Remote Site with the following details:

Name: PDT

URL: http://download.eclipse.org/tools/pdt/updates/4.0.1

Get the latest above mentioned URLfrom -

http://www.eclipse.org/pdt/index.html#download

Check the PDT box and click "Next" to start the installation

Hope it helps

How to install a PHP IDE plugin for Eclipse directly from the Eclipse environment?

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