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Description:
Eclipse IDE for PHP developers

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 4.38,2025-12@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: php ide development eclipse webdev

Install: brew install --cask eclipse-php

About:
Eclipse IDE for PHP is a robust, open-source development environment tailored for building dynamic web applications. It provides powerful tools for PHP code editing, debugging, and profiling, integrated with support for web technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Built on the Eclipse platform, it offers a rich ecosystem of plugins for database integration and version control.

Key Features:

Advanced PHP code editor with syntax highlighting and refactoring
Integrated Xdebugger for step-by-step debugging and profiling
Support for popular frameworks like Laravel and Symfony
Built-in tools for database management and SQL development
Extensible via a vast marketplace of Eclipse plugins

Use Cases:

Developing and debugging server-side PHP web applications
Building APIs and backend services for web projects
Managing database schemas and queries within a unified IDE

Alternatives:

PhpStorm – PhpStorm is a paid, feature-rich IDE with superior code intelligence, while Eclipse PHP is a free, open-source alternative with a more modular but potentially less polished experience.
Visual Studio Code – VS Code is a lightweight, highly customizable editor that requires extensions for PHP features, whereas Eclipse PHP provides a more integrated, out-of-the-box IDE experience.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 29, 2025 7:00pm	4.38,2025-12	0	VERSION_BUMP	85eff803
Sep 10, 2025 4:00pm	4.37.0,2025-09	0	VERSION_BUMP	22f0dd66