We will install PHP, MySQL, phpMyAdmin and Apache using MAMP.The only problem is that, as of today, the PDO Intellisense is only partly covered and pretty close to 0%.

My conclusion: VS Code covers most of my expectation for an introductory class code editor. Support for PHP built-in Web server (no Apache virtual host or any other esoteric setup to manage, again, programming should be the focus).PDO code completion support (there is a part about database).A free code editor (who does not like free stuff?).A simple environment to focus on programming instead of on infrastructure (introduction on programming need to be on programming, not on tooling).Before officially choosing anything, I had to test its capabilities.

Usually I go with NetBeans, but this year i decided to give the new cool kid a shot, so i picked : Visual Studio Code. In my introductory class to server-side programming with PHP and MySQL, I need a code editor or a full-featured IDE. Target proficiency level: Novice (New to coding) PHP, PHP with Visual Studio Code and XDebug Posted by Carl-Hugo Marcotte on AugLanguage: English

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