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What it is
NuSphere PhpED is an integrated development environment for PHP, HTML, CSS, XML, Smarty, XHTML, and other languages on Linux, macOS, and Windows. The editor supports PHP 5.3–8.4 with syntax highlighting, code folding, Unicode editing, search, and a diff viewer. Its debugger handles local and remote sessions, breakpoints, call stacks, variables, and parallel debugging. Performance Explorer offers sampling-based timeline, call-tree, flame-graph, and stack-chart views, alongside line-level profiling. Deployment supports FTP, FTPS, SSH/SFTP, WebDAV, and Windows Share. The database client works with SQLite, MySQL, MSSQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and InterBase. Integrations include PHPUnit, jQuery, extJS, Tortoise SVN, Tortoise CVS, PHP Documentor, HTML Tidy, Code Formatter, HTML Validator, and a CVS client. NuSphere offers a free, fully functional 14-day PhpED 23.0 trial. Personal costs $81, paid once, Professional $129, paid once, and Team4 $387, paid once for four licenses. Professional includes one year of support and major-version upgrades.
Spec sheet
- Product
- PhpED is an integrated development environment for PHP, HTML, CSS, XML, Smarty, XHTML, and other languages.Read 30 Sep 2026 · nusphere.com
- Platforms
- PhpED is offered for Windows; NuSphere describes running it on Mac or Linux using Wine or Parallels, with some IDE functions unavailable under Wine.Read 30 Sep 2026 · nusphere.com
- Deployment
- PhpED supports deployment over FTP, FTPS, SSH/SFTP, and WebDAV, and also lists Windows Share (Samba) support for local networks.Read 30 Sep 2026 · nusphere.com
- Trial
- NuSphere offers a 14-day fully functional PhpED 23.0 trial for free.Read 30 Sep 2026 · nusphere.com
- Integrations
- Listed integrations include PHPUnit, jQuery, extJS, Tortoise SVN, Tortoise CVS, PHP Documentor, HTML Tidy, Code Formatter, HTML Validator, and a CVS client.Read 30 Sep 2026 · nusphere.com
- Security
- The features page says debugger communications use TLS 1.3 and certificate-authenticated debugger access is available to PRO customers only.Read 30 Sep 2026 · nusphere.com
- Support
- The Professional license includes one year of web-based technical support and free upgrades to major versions; the Personal license includes one year of upgrades and updates.Read 30 Sep 2026 · nusphere.com
- Headquarters
- Reno, Nevada, USARead 28 Sep 2026 · nusphere.com
- Company
- NuSphere describes itself as a company providing applications and technologies for business and says it works with the open-source community.Read 30 Sep 2026 · nusphere.com
- Database support
- The database client supports SQLite, MySQL, MSSQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and InterBase.Read 30 Sep 2026 · nusphere.com
- Debugger
- The debugger supports local and remote sessions, breakpoints, call-stack inspection, variable inspection, and parallel debugging.Read 30 Sep 2026 · nusphere.com
- Editor
- The editor offers PHP 5.3–8.4 support, syntax highlighting, code folding, Unicode editing, search, and a diff viewer.Read 30 Sep 2026 · nusphere.com
- Frameworks
- The framework support page names CakePHP, Joomla, CodeIgniter, Yii, Symfony, Prado, and Zend.Read 30 Sep 2026 · nusphere.com
- Profiler
- The profiler includes a sampling-based Performance Explorer with timeline, call tree, flame graph, and stack chart views, plus classic line-level profiling.Read 30 Sep 2026 · nusphere.com
Plans and prices
PhpED Personal $81, paid once Individual developers only · 1 year of free upgrades · cannot be purchased by companies or reimbursed by a business Read 30 Sep 2026 · nusphere.com
PhpED Professional $129, paid once 1 license · companies and organizations · 1 year of support and free upgrades Read 30 Sep 2026 · nusphere.com
PhpED Team4 $387, paid once 4 licenses · companies and organizations · 1 year of support and free upgrades Read 30 Sep 2026 · nusphere.com
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Supports Linux, macOS, and Windows
- PHP 5.3–8.4 editor support
- Local and remote debugging
- Multiple database systems supported
- Free fully functional 14-day trial
Limits
- No free plan
- Paid licenses are one-time purchases
- TLS certificate-authenticated debugger access is PRO-only
- Personal license cannot be purchased by companies
Who it suits
It suits PHP developers needing editing, debugging, profiling, deployment, database, and framework tools across desktop operating systems. Teams can choose company licenses or the four-license Team4 plan.
Verdict
PhpED combines coding, debugging, profiling, deployment, and database work in one multi-platform IDE. A functional trial precedes clearly priced Personal, Professional, and Team4 licenses.
Where Specifiction places it
- PHP IDEs#13 of 238.0
