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So, I decided to jump in head first, downloaded from the link above, copied the folder into C:\program files\eclipse over the previous eclipse install, opened the program, and it immediately started giving me errors saying "org.eclipse.ui.ide.FileStoreEditorInput cannot be cast to org.eclipse.ui.part.FileEditorInput".

I tried to close the program, but had to force shut it down. There are files in the Errors area which haven't existed in quite some time that are currently showing errors (like a historical log) and I'm getting caught with some kind of looping error that I can't get out of (related to the error above). I finally got every file closed and opened a file with just these contents:

PHP Code:

<?php
file_get_contents('http://www.REMOVEDURL.com/index.php?current_page=email-cron');
?>

And the errors started all over.

I found a clean option in the Project menu which lists 5 projects and chose to clean all, but they're still listed and I got the same error.

Am I an idiot? Maybe I should have started another thread, but in a way this is a slight review.

I'm happy to start another thread to resolve the issue, but it was stuff like this that ran me off in the first place as Java is something I only touched on for a few months and have no idea what an error message like the above is supposed to mean for resolving an issue in a compiled program (obviously I know what type casting is).

[Actually, I'll post this as a new thread and link to it from the original thread.]

hmmm, sounds like a conflict between plugin versions. ouch

Only thing I can recommend is to see if there are updates.
Try: "Help => Check for Updates"

Only other thing I can think of is to see if it works on an individual project.

Could you file a bug?
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/

Thanks Paul. I checked for an update and am running the current version, but was able to find https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=280935 thanks to your guidance there and that has it working now.

Now, I get to play.

Cool, I'm glad you got it up.

I'm always curious about how the non-Java tools work with Eclipse (since I almost exclusively use the Java tools).

For those interested, my review has received over 3K visitors so far (nothing huge but, a nice ammount).
According to google analytics, the average time spent on the page is 3 and a half minutes.

how/why is this better than PHPdesigner2008? :\

(my IDE of choice at the moment)

Originally Posted by Lashtal

how/why is this better than PHPdesigner2008? :\

(my IDE of choice at the moment)

That's the question. It's free, give it a try.
If you like, write a review/comparison for $100.

I hear ya' on price. Free is always good.