What are Markdown editors and how they help

Developing a new software project is different from it was a few years ago. In fact, new technologies make this kind of work much easier. In this environment, many decide for Internet-centric development. When focusing on this type of web-centric projects, we can use languages such as HTML. Either way, code editors are very useful. This is where Markdown editors stand out.

This is an editor for working with the code of the development project. However, it has features that make it more attractive to use. These features make it easier to write any text, even source code. In fact, these editors are tools for creating and editing texts. Moreover, their ease of use makes them suitable for both writers and programmers. This is possible thanks to their internal use of the Markdown language. Therefore, it is an excellent tool for the development of software for the web. In fact, what it does is to directly format the text. Therefore, we will save a good amount of time and effort. Additionally, we will greatly improve the workflow. Markdown is a simple HTML-compatible language that simplifies the formatting of code for the creation of web elements. This includes headlines, bold characters, lists, tables, images, etc.

List of the best Markdown editors for Windows.

iA Writer

iA Writer is one of the best-known cross-platform payment editors in this sector. The program offers several functions to strengthen the writing of texts. Its main function is to attenuate all the text except the paragraph or sentence we are working on. It is also prepared to highlight different parts of the sentence in different colors so that we can distinguish verbs, adverbs and more. It has a PDF file preview to see how it will appear on the web. In addition, it has many keyboard shortcuts and allows you to choose the font type. Additionally, we can export the project in HTML or Word format.

Ghostwriter

Ghostwriter is a free and open-source text editor. Its main feature is HTML code preview panel. Because of its ease of use, it is very friendly to novice users. As we mentioned previously, it has a panel in the sidebar that shows the most common characters in this type of work. There is also an outline view that shows the average number of words per minute or the total time spent. Moreover, this software is highly customizable.

Typora

Typora is one of the most popular Markdown editors of the moment. In fact, it is considered as one of the favorites for most of the users of this type of software. This is a free project that is characterized by the large number of customization options. It also has a mode to avoid distractions and concentrate on writing. It does not have a preview panel. However, it is capable of converting the entered characters into a correctly formatted version. In this way, we can generate elements for the web such as tables, images, lists, and much more. It also has keyboard shortcuts to improve the fluidity of the work. Themes and online manuals are available to complement the tool.

Caret

Caret is an editor with good features and is still useful despite several years without updates. Despite this, its use is still widespread among many users. Caret has a preview mode in HTML to visualize on screen the final result next to our code. At the same time, it offers several outline options and a distraction-free writing mode. It also has many keyboard shortcuts to navigate through the text. We can also insert a URL. This is a paid program that we can try for free for a limited time.

Atom

Atom is a favorite among open-source enthusiasts. This editor proposes to facilitate the task of developing our programming code. On a positive note, Atom is a software compatible with a multitude of languages. So, it increases its usability. The graphical interface is very friendly since it shows the text entered, on one side, and the formatting on the other. This is a process that is carried out in real time. Among some of its functions is the ability to auto-complete programming expressions. For this reason, Atom is an ideal tool for these tasks.

Okay, ultimately, we have seen the best Markdown editors for Windows. Some of these editors are cross-platform. However, we have chosen those that run very well on Microsoft’s system. See you soon!

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Laravel is a PHP framework that offers the possibility of developing applications quickly, agile and with a readable source code. So, many developers use it to make their most popular applications.

In short, this is a nice framework to develop web applications very quickly with a beautiful source code.

So, let’s install Laravel on Fedora 34.

1 Install PHP

Since it is a PHP framework it is obvious that you must install PHP. So let’s go for it.

:~$ sudo dnf install php php-common php-cli php-pdo php-mbstring php-zip php-xml php-cli php-json

2. Install Composer

Composer is a dependencies manager for PHP. So, it is very useful to manage libraries required by our projects and is used to install Laravel.

:~$ curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php

Then, make sure that Composer can be used globally in the terminal.

:~$ sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
:~$ sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/composer
:~$ composer -V

Now, you can install Laravel.

5. Install Laravel

It’s time to install Laravel. So, run this command.

:~$ composer global require "laravel/installer"

Once the installation is finished. You can create a new project. But, first, make Laravel executable available for the system.

:~$ echo 'export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.config/composer/vendor/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc

Then, close the terminal and open it again. Now, create a project.

:~$ laravel new example

Then, start the Laravel instance.

:~$ php artisan serve

As you can see, the IP address you need to go is 127.0.0.1:8000. Also you can specify a diferent host and port. For example:

:~$ php artisan serve  --host=0.0.0.0 --port=1234

Open your web browser and go to the IP address.

Laravel is correctly installed.

If you want to use MariaDB in a project with Laravel, then you need to edit the .env file located in the project. In it, you must specify database, port, user, and password of the user MariaDB.

Conclusion

As you’ve seen, installing Laravel on Fedora 34 is simple, you just have to have a basic knowledge about LAMP and that’s it.

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How to download and install Brackets in Windows 10.

This is a multi-platform software so the installer for Windows is available from the project website. The installation wizard is very simple, as it works like any other program for Windows. Please just check the two boxes when you start the installation. The installation wizard is very simple, as it works like any other program for Windows. Please just check the two boxes when you start the installation. In effect, these boxes correspond to adding the program to the path for command line use. And the other one is to add the use of brackets to the context menu.

After a few moments the installation is completed.

Launching Brackets for the First Time

After installing the program, simply type your name in the search bar to launch it.

The Windows Firewall warning window will be displayed immediately. Please allow access for optimal functioning of the editor

We have highlighted that the most attractive feature of this editor is that it shows a preview of the live work. With this in mind, you need to have installed Google Chrome. In addition, when the editor is launched, two sample files called index.html and main.css will be displayed. Well, once you have selected the HTML file, just click on the lightning bolt. The Chrome will then display the HTML file in a window. Additionally, any changes we make in the editor will be displayed in the browser. The process is demonstrated in the video below:

Creating a new project in Brackets.

As mentioned, Brackets can add extensions that facilitate its operation. But before you try it, please create a new project to test the extensions. With this intention, create a folder and place it wherever you want. Then from the menu File, click on Open Folder

Now it’s time to create the index.html file. With this in mind, press the right button on your mouse and click on New File.

Now repeat the process to create the styles.css file

With this pair of files, you’re ready to encode.

How to add extensions

Now it’s time to add extensions. This process is very simple and intuitive. Since it is enough to click on the plugin block. For this example, I will add the Custom Works extension that allows to organize the files in tabs. To do this, enter the name in the search engine and then press Install. Finally, wait while downloading and installing the extension

Follow me, you can see the extension showing the content in tabs.

Conclusion

At the end of the day, we have seen how to install Brackets in Windows 10 plus extensions. From now on, you can edit your projects and see the results in real-time. I hope you find this post useful before I say goodbye I invite you to see our post about IP Tools for Android. See you soon!

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In Osradar we like CakePHP very much and is that this PHP framework for the creation of solid web applications, is a wonder. Thanks to CakePHP it is possible to create applications quickly, robust and above all easy to maintain. Not in vain is one of the best known frameworks that PHP has.

So, let us start to install CakePHP on CentOS 8.

Install CakePHP on CentOS 8

1) Install LAMP on CentOS 8

While it is true that to start developing using CakePHP you only need to install PHP and a database management system, it is recommended to install the entire LAMP stack at once.

Read, How to install LAMP on CentOS 8?

In the case of PHP, you can use PHP 7.3 but you have to activate the following modules:

• mbstring PHP extension
• intl PHP extension
• simplexml PHP extension
• PDO PHP extension

You can also use Apache or Nginx as a web server. As you can see, the framework is very flexible.

2) Install Composer on CentOS 8

CakePHP has many dependencies that make manual installation a bit complicated. However, to handle PHP dependencies nothing better than Composer. Using it the CakePHP installation becomes a lot less complicated. So you have to install it. Just, be sure that you have installed the json PHP extension.

Read, How to install Composer on Linux?

In that post, we detail the installation process. So you will not have any problems in completing the process. Once you are done, you can continue.

3) Install CakePHP on CentOS 8

Now it is time to install CakePHP on CentOS 8. For that, just use composer to “download” all CakePHP components. On a terminal, run the following, as a regular user not as root:

:~$ composer create-project --prefer-dist cakephp/app example

So, remember to replace “example” with the correct name of your project. This is just an example.

Then, you have to make the cake file executable to get tools from the framework. To do this, execute the following commands:

:~$ cd example
:~$ chmod +x bin/cake

Now all you have to do is start developing your application. If you want to “serve it” and check that everything is perfectly in order, run the following command from the project folder:

:~$ bin/cake server

This will make your application available from localhost and will be accessible from the web browser. But if you add the option -H and -P you can specify the host and port where the application will be served.

:~$ bin/cake server -H [host] -p [port]

Now, open your web browser and go to your CakePHP app and you will see the following:

And that is it.

Conclusion

CakePHP combines the ease of a clear and conscious framework with the robustness of a solid code that allows you to have secure applications with clear conventions. In this post, you have learned to install it in CentOS in an easy and fast way.

You can also learn how to install it in Debian 10.

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AngularCLI: a command line interface for Angular

Angular is a Javascript framework for creating the front end side using the MVC pattern. It was created in 2009 by Google and is becoming more and more popular. Thanks to Angular we will be able to speed up the work from the front end using a lot of Javascript functionalities perfectly organized. Its methodology is the SPA, i.e. single page application.

On the other hand, Angular is being widely used in a new stack called MEAN (MongoDB, ExpressJS, Angular and NodeJS) where you can create other types of web applications.

In order to have a tool to manage Angular better, it is that AngularCLI arises. AngularCLI is a command line interface for Angular, with it, we can create an application that already works, right out of the box.

So, if you use Angular or you want to learn about it, you have to install AngularCLI.

Getting AngularCLI on Ubuntu 18.04

Before we go on, you need to know that we will need NodeJS. Next, you have to be able to use sudo with your user. Besides, you need some knowledge about the use of the terminal in Ubuntu.

Install NodeJS on Ubuntu 18.04

The first step is to install NodeJS 10 at least. Don’t worry it’s quite simple and we’ve made a post dedicated to it.

Read How to install NodeJS on Ubuntu 18.04?

Then you can continue with the tutorial.

Install AngularCLI on Ubuntu 18.04

Once you have made sure that NodeJS and NPM are properly installed in the terminal run the following.

:~$ sudo npm install -g @angular/cli

Next, check the installed version.

:~$ ng new example-project

Then, access the directory of your newly created project. Then, using the serve command, you can access your application. Note that the default port is 4200.

:~$ cd example-project
:~$ ng serve

This will make the application available at http://localhost:4200, but many times we need to specify a particular host. To do this, run:

:~$ ng serve --host [host_ip] --port [port]

Next, open it using your web browser. For example, http://192.168.250.7:4200.

And that is it.

Conclusion

Thanks to this post, you have learned how to install AngularCLI in Ubuntu 18.04. This being one of the most used distributions to develop applications for its stability and ease of use.

In this sense, it is possible to affirm with almost total certainty that AngularCLI facilitates the management of Angular projects. Thus it is possible to improve our productivity.

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As you know, we like Laravel, and that’s why we talked about it here. In case you don’t know, Laravel is a PHP framework that pays a lot of mind to the application code. That is to say, it stands out for being very understandable to the user, without leaving aside the speed and security of the data.

So, let’s start to install Laravel PHP Framework on OpenSUSE 15. It’s simple.

0. Prerequisites

The installation of Laravel, should not cost much work, however, there are a series of minimum requirements to be able to do the procedure in the best possible way. First of all, it is necessary to know the Linux terminal.

On the other hand, your user must be able to use sudo because packages have to be installed and permission as root is required.

Finally, your computer must be able to run PHP and Apache. Don’t worry, any modern computer should.

1. Upgrade OpenSUSE

The first step to install Laravel PHP on OpenSUSE 15 is to upgrade the operating system. It is recommended to do this at all times.

:~$ sudo zypper up

With this your system will have the latest security patches and will be more robust.

2. Install Apache web server

Now you need to install Apache to be able to work more comfortably on your project. To do this, run on a terminal:

:~$ sudo zypper in apache2

Next, enable and start the service.

:~$ sudo systemctl enable apache2
:~$ sudo systemctl start apache2

Set the firewall rule for Apache.

:~$ sudo firewall-cmd --add-service=http --permanent
:~$ sudo firewall-cmd --reload

Now, open your web browser and go to http://IP_SERVER. You will see this.

The image says we don’t have permission to access Apache’s root. Don’t worry, that’s OpenSUSE policy and for now I won’t modify it. So, Apache is installed.

2. Install MariaDB

If you are going to develop in Laravel, you will need a database manager. Laravel supports several, but I will install MariaDB.

:~$ sudo zypper in mariadb

When the installation is complete. It is necessary to start the MariaDB service. Then, it is time to define a root password using the mysql_secure_installation script.

:~$ sudo systemctl enable mariadb
:~$ sudo systemctl start mariadb

:~$ sudo mysql_secure_installation

After defining the root password, you will be asked some questions regarding the configuration of the MariaDB server. You can answer as you like, I did it this way.

Remove anonymous users? [Y/n] y
Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n] n
Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n] y
Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n] y

3. Install PHP

The latest stable version of Laravel requires at least PHP 7.1. It’s a good version. In OpenSUSE 15 version 7.2 is available via official repositories. So there are no problems.

:~$ sudo zypper in php7 php7-openssl php7-pdo php7-mbstring php7-tokenizer php7-xmlreader php7-phar php7-zip php7-xmlwriter php7-ctype php7-json php7-mysql

As you can see, I have also installed some PHP modules required by Laravel.

Then, enable PHP module and restart Apache2.

:~$ sudo a2enmod php7
:~$ sudo systemctl apache2

4. Install Laravel PHP Framework

A simple and efficient way to install Laravel PHP Framework on any Linux distribution is with Composer.

Composer is a PHP dependency manager that greatly simplifies the handling of dependencies. So, let’s install it first.

:~$ curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
:~$ sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
:~$ sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/composer

Next, create a new Laravel project.

:~$ composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel example

Of course, replace example with the name of your project.

Next, serve your project.

:~$ cd example
:~$ php artisan serve

This will serve you project on http://localhost:8000. However, you can serve the project with a specific host and port. But you have to open the ports.

:~$ sudo firewall-cmd --add-port=8000/tcp --permanent 
:~$ sudo firewall-cmd --add-port=8765/tcp --permanent 
:~$ sudo firewall-cmd --reload

:~$ cd example/
:~$ php artisan serve --host=192.168.250.3 --port=8765

Now, open your web browser and go to http://IP_SERVER:8765/. Or http://localhost:8000 depending on the case.

And that’s it.

Conclusion

The installation of Laravel is something simple that can be achieved after a few minutes. Laravel is a very powerful framework that more and more people are using.

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Recently I was saying that CentOS had published a new maintenance version and maybe this is the best time to use it. Also, developers prefer to use stable Linux distributions so CentOS 7 and Cake PHP make a great combination.

There are many features of Cake PHP, perhaps the most important is that it is a framework that when installed, is ready to start developing. Another important feature is that it is object-oriented and has very clear conventions. So, let’s not waste any more time and get started.

1.- Upgrade the system

First, you need to update the system. This is very important to have the security patches installed and thus improve the robustness of the system.

:~$ su
:~# yum update

Now with all this installed, it’s safe to continue.

2. Install Apache web server

Cake PHP has the great advantage of being a framework compatible with several web servers. This is indispensable because it can be adapted to many different servers. However, in this case, I will use the Apache web server.

:~# yum install httpd

Then, enable and start the service.

:~# systemctl enable httpd
:~# systemctl start httpd

Next, add the firewall rule.

:~# firewall-cmd --zone=public --permanent --add-service=http

Finally, restart the firewall.

:~# firewall-cmd --reload

And that’s it.

3. Install PHP

It’s obvious, isn’t it? If we are going to install a PHP framework you need to install PHP first. This popular programming language is almost one of the pillars of the internet. Many sites are made with this language.

Since CentOS 7 comes with a very old version of PHP, I’m going to use an external repository to install PHP 7.2.

:~# yum install http://rpms.remirepo.net/enterprise/remi-release-7.rpm

Next, enable the repository.

:~# yum-config-manager --enable remi-php72

Now, you can install PHP 7.2.

:~# yum install php php-common php-opcache php-cli php-xml php-pdo php-mysqlnd php-mbstring php-gd php-curl php-mcrypt php-zip php-imap php-intl

Next, restart Apache.

:~# systemctl restart httpd

Now, PHP is installed.

4. Install MariaDB

Like the Apache web server, it is possible to use various database managers. In this case, I will use MariaDB, but you can also use PostgreSQL or SQLite.

:~# yum install mariadb-server

So, enable and start the service.

:~# systemctl enable mariadb
:~# systemctl start mariadb

Now, it is time to set a root password for MariaDB. It is easy to do it.

:~# mysql_secure_installation

After defining the root password, you will be asked other questions. You can answer as you like because they are not relevant, however, you have to read them well. I answered Y, N, Y, Y.

With this MariaDB is installed. However, it is a good idea to create a user dedicated to Cake PHP. I’ll show you how.

:~# mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE cake;
GRANT ALL ON cake.* to 'cakeuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'cakepss';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Of course, replace the name of the database, user and password with the one you want.

5. Install Cake PHP

Now it’s Cake PHP’s turn. The best way to install it is through Composer.

:~# curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
:~# mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
:~# chmod +x /usr/local/bin/composer

Now create a Cake PHP project. I’ll call it example, but you know, you have to put the one you want.

:~# composer create-project --prefer-dist cakephp/app example

Then, you need to change the permissions and the owner of the folder.

:~# chown -R apache:apache example
:~# chmod -R 755 example
:~# chmod -R 777 example/tmp

Now you need to tell Cake PHP the parameters of the database and user created. So, edit the config/app.php file.

:~# vi example/config/app.php

Set the firewall rule and restart it:

:~# firewall-cmd --zone=public --permanent --add-port=8765/tcp
:~# firewall-cmd --reload

Finally, deploy Cake PHP.

:~# cd example
:~# bin/cake server

Or you can specify the host and port:

:~# bin/cake server -H 192.168.250.4 -p 8765

Open your web browser, and go to your host and port. You will see this.

And you can start to code!

Conclusion

Now you know how to install Cake PHP on CentOS 7 it is important to remember that it is a very popular and successful framework in the web world.

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In order to be pragmatic and flexible, Yii PHP was born. It is a framework for object-oriented PHP development that uses the architectural pattern MVC. What makes it ideal for developing many web applications such as forums, information sites or virtual shopping.

With Yii PHP you will have no licensing problems because it is open source (BSD Licence) which makes it ideal for community, educational or long-range projects.

So, let’s install Yii PHP Framework on Debian 9 and Ubuntu 18.04.

Install Apache web server

If you are going to start developing in PHP is necessary, install a web server. There are several options like Apache web server or Ngnix. Both valid and very good. However, for this tutorial, I will use the Apache web server.

Open a Terminal and run this command:

:~$ sudo apt install apache2

Then, enable and start the service.

:~$ sudo systemctl enable apache2
:~ sudo systemctl start apache2

Next, open a web browser and go to HTTP://localhost. If you see this, everything is OK.

Install Yii PHP Framework

Installing Yii PHP is simply because I will do it via Composer which is a dependency manager for PHP that really does wonders. So, the first step is to install Composer.

Open a terminal and run:

:~$ curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php

Now, make composer available to all users from the terminal in the form of a command.

:~$ sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer

Now, install Yii PHP Framework using Composer.

:~$ composer create-project --prefer-dist yiisoft/yii2-app-basic example

Note: You can change example for the name you want.

Now, move the created folder. In my case is example.

:~$ sudo mv example /var/www/html/

Next, move to the directory.

:~$ cd /var/www/html/example

To avoid dependency problems with Composer, it is necessary to edit a file inside the example folder.

:~$ sudo nano composer.json

And add the following:

"replace": {
    "bower-asset/jquery": ">=1.11.0",
    "bower-asset/inputmask": ">=3.2.0",
    "bower-asset/punycode": ">=1.3.0",
    "bower-asset/yii2-pjax": ">=2.0.0"
},

Like this:

Now, let’s make a Virtualhost for Yii PHP.

Copy the Apache default site configuration file. Then, edit it.

:~$ sudo cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf /etc/apache2/sites-available/yii.conf
:~$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/yii.conf

And add the following:

 RewriteEngine on
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
 RewriteRule . index.php
 RewriteRule ^index.php/ - [L,R=404]

One more thing, for all Yii applications the document root is /var/www/html/PROJECT_FOLDER/web. In my case, the VirtualHost file for Yii will be something like this.

Then, it is necessary to assign the corresponding permissions to the folder. It is also necessary to change the owner of the folder to avoid permission problems.

:~$ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/example/
:~$ sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/example/*

Next, enable the VirtualHost, the rewrite module and finally, restart Apache.

:~$ sudo a2ensite yii.conf
:~$ sudo a2enmod rewrite
:~$ sudo systemctl restart apache2

Now start the Yii service. By default, Yii uses port 8080 but you can specify another port if it is busy or unavailable.

:~$ php yii serve --port=8888

Now, open your web browser and go to HTTP://localhost:8888.

That message indicates that everything went right.

Conclusion

Yii e sun framework PHP for the development of simple and complex applications standing out for its high performance. It is open source and very well supported at the community level.

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Linux server-oriented operating systems use not-so-current versions of the basic packages because they are the most tested. This situation has as main advantage that the packages that are in the official repositories are very stable; however, not having the latest versions of the packages means that new features are not always available.

With this in mind, it’s easy to assume that some essential applications can’t be used without updating some key packages like PHP. For example, the latest stable version of Laravel requires PHP 7.1.3 but Debian 9 brings in its repositories version 7.0.

In others words, there are times when it is necessary to update some essential packages. Today it’s PHP’s turn on Debian 9.

Why you need

The process is quite simple, however, you must execute commands as a superuser. To do this, you can use a user with sudo enabled or directly be root.

You also need to be somewhat familiar with the use of the terminal, as we will do everything through the command line interface.

With this in mind, you can get started to install PHP 7.2.

Let’s get to work

Now that you have decided to update PHP, the first thing is to update the system. With that, you will get the versions of the packages but only those related to security. Anyway, it’s a good idea to do it. Run:

:~$ su

Then, enter your password to become root. Now, run:

:~# apt update && apt upgrade

That’s enough.

So, you can check this by executing the following command:

:~# apt-cache show php

As you can see, Debian 9 comes with PHP 7.0 by default.

The next step is to install some necessary packages such as: apt-transport-https lsb-release and ca-certificates.

:~# apt install apt-transport-https lsb-release ca-certificates

To install PHP 7.2 you need an external repository. Run:

:~# wget -O /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/php.gpg https://packages.sury.org/php/apt.gpg

Next:

:~# sh -c 'echo "deb https://packages.sury.org/php/ $(lsb_release -sc) main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/php.list'

Then, proceed to update the repository cache.

:~# apt update

Now, search the repository database for the PHP package and you’ll see that version 7.2 is available.

And proceed to install the PHP 7.2 packages you want. I’ll install these for now.

:~# apt install php7.2 php7.2-common php7.2-cli php7.2-mysql php7.2-xml php7.2-curl

Finally, you can check the installed version. To do this, run.

:~# php -v

Conclusion

In the final analysis, it can be said that having old and tested packages has its advantages but from time to time it is convenient to update them. Especially if other applications make use of them like Laravel with PHP.

Installing PHP 7.2 in Debian 9 is simple and it is recommended to do it to have important security updates especially if the server works a lot with web applications.

We want to know about you, have you used PHP? is your favorite language? did you find the article interesting? let us know in the comments.

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As a web developer, you obviously need a handful of powerful tools to perform a number of tasks like coding, graphic designing etc. Fortunately, on Linux, there are already a number of available tools to perform the job smoothly. Here, let’s have a look at some of the best tools to have for any web developer.

Web development tools

• PhpStorm

In today’s web universe, PHP is basically EVERYTHING! It’s the most popular programming language all over the world. Even CMS like WordPress and other giants solely depend on PHP as their core. So, PHP is a must in this era, right?

Well, PhpStorm is right here to help you out! PhpStorm is based on the IntelliJ IDEA platform from JetBrain. For a web developer, it’s one of the most modern and cutting-edge solutions you can find out there. Besides the basic features like auto code completion, error highlighting, support for frameworks like WordPress, Symfony and Joomla!, PhpStorm also features advanced features like database/SQL, remote deployment, smart code navigation, debugging and testing tools etc.

Get PhpStorm. Note that this tool is a paid one. You’ll get 30-days trial for first installation.

• Visual Studio Code

It’s interesting to see a Microsoft product here, right? But believe me, this code editing tool is a BEAST that quite resembles the interface to Atom Text Editor and Sublime Text – 2 of the most popular text editors.

Visual Studio Code is very useful for those who are new in the field of web development. It’s an excellent tool to learn from that will indicate you about everything – from the simple HTML tag syntax to error handling in programming.

Are you a programmer of different language? Don’t worry! Visual Studio Code is also extremely compatible with other programming languages like C/C++, HTML, CSS, PHP, Perl, Ruby, CoffeeScript, JSON, Swift and a lot more.

The tool is also highly customizable to give you the feel of coding. For adding support of more programming languages, all you need to do is just add additional extensions.

• Brackets

The list would be incomplete without any candidate from Adobe, right? Brackets is another cool and powerful text editor for web developers. It’s a cross-platform and open-source tool, meaning that you can work with it on any of your favorite machine – Windows, macOS and so on.

The best feature of Brackets is its “Live Preview”. In short, it will show you a live preview of your code changes on a Google Chrome window. Yes, it works with Google Chrome only for this feature, so make sure that you get Google Chrome on you Linux system.

• Komodo

This is another cool IDE for developers. It’s a closed-source tool but features cross-platform availability. If you’re an open-source enthusiast, you can always get their open-source counterpart – Komodo Edit, basically a powerful editor tool for everyone.

Komodo IDE supports all the major web development languages like PHP, Perl, Python, Go, Ruby, JavaScript and a lot more. The features include code auto completion, debugging, code refactoring and unit testing etc.

• Bluefish

This is another cross-platform IDE. Developed and maintained by Bluefish Dev Team, it’s available for all the major operating systems like Windows, macOS, Solaris and Linux. This is basically a powerful, yet lightweight code editor that features a simplistic user interface. This is very beneficial for new users.

Bluefish is a feature-rich IDE, including syntax highlighting, auto recovery, code folding, code auto completion etc.

The bottom line

There are a number of tools available for using on web development. Feel free to check out all of them and share your experience. Did we miss anything your favorite? Don’t forget to leave a comment below!

Happy developing!

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