cx.Software has
announced on Feb. 27 the immediate availability of VS.Php 2.4 for
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 to accompany the official launch of
Microsoft's Visual Studio 2008 tool set.
Miami-based Jcx.Software released VS.Php 2.4, which provides unique
value to PHP developers, such as support for both XDebug and DBG
debugging engines, said Juan Rivera, founder of Jcx.Software.
VS.Php 2.4 has a Web site copy feature, which enables users to drag
and drop files from the server to the client and vice versa. This
feature serves as a complement to the existing deployment module in
VS.Php. Developers can easily keep their local copy of their
application in sync with changes made on the remote server. It also
enables developers to deploy only the files they want by using the
product's simple drag and drop interface.
In a statement, Rivera added: "VS.Php for Visual Studio 2008 is an
exciting release because it continues to show how the innovation on the
Visual Studio integrated development environment [IDE] adds value to
PHP developers. Jcx.Software is committed to making PHP a first-class
citizen in Visual Studio 2008. Visual Studio along with Eclipse are the
only two real development platforms for developers that offer a wide
range of tools and languages. Visual Studio with VS.Php provides a very
compelling offering for PHP developers to enjoy the performance of
Visual Studio and its usability and productivity features."
Microsoft has been supporting the use of PHP on CLR (Common Language Runtime). Microsoft supports the Phalanger project,
an open-source project to develop an implementtion of PHP on .NET. The
Phalanger project is hosted on CodePlex, Microsoft's community
development site. Also, Microsoft and Zend Technologies, known as "the
PHP company," have maintained a long-term technical collaboration deal
to enhance the experience of running the PHP scripting language on
Windows.
"With this announcement, Jcx.Software continues to add value to the
PHP and Visual Studio community," said Brian Goldfarb, group product
manager in the Developer Platform & Tools Team at Microsoft, in a
statement. "By utilizing the new features in Visual Studio 2008, PHP
developers can build and deploy PHP applications faster and with a
higher quality."
