Web-based IDE for PHP

An IDE is a software application that provides comprehensive facilities to computer programmers for software development. Some of the features of an IDE include; a source code editor, a compiler and/or an interpreter, a debugger and build automation tools. The current trend of Web development is to follow a framework in developing rapid web applications so that the developers life can be made easy in building consistent and more organized applications. The aim of the project is to build a Web-based IDE (Integrated Development Environment) that enables users to create a Web application in PHP on the CakePHP framework. The view component of the IDE allows the users to build the CakePHP view templates, which include the HTML tags which can be properly linked with the controller functions. Users will be able to create the HTML form elements only by performing certain drags, drops and clicks. This project will create dynamic view elements, which is achieved by connecting them to the Controllers components. This IDE helps the users to create dynamic web pages even without good knowledge of HTML and server side scripting languages.