At this point, we know the basics of using Eclipse for PHP development. We have seen the project-oriented nature of Eclipse and how projects relate to the file system. We have also briefly looked at the editor. We have been introduced to the various icons and symbols used in the Eclipse editor and we have walked through customizing the editor using the Preferences option. There are many other features of the editor. Let’s walk through creating a whole web application to see the process in its entirety and how to use features in an actual development context.
In this example, we will create a simple application to pull a list of adoptable animals from a database. This application will be a simple object-oriented PHP web application. We will use concepts such as inheritance to demonstrate features of PHPEclipse. We will create all the files and lines of code necessary for this application. However, the complete application is also available for download at...