RapidPHP: Two requests

[endelo]

Save with Highlighting
I would love to see you add a save option that allows a user to save the current file, whether it be a PHP, (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or any other type of supported file, as an HTML file with the source code highlighted.

For instance, if my file is "index.php", I would like to have an option to save the source as a highlighted PHP file so when I open "this_is_my_saved_file.html", or whatever I name it, the contents of the html file is simply the highlighted code of my "index.php" file.

I see that you already have somewhat supported this concept with the "Copy with Highlighting" option under the Edit tab, but it would be incredibly more convenient to simply add "Save as Highlighted" under the File tab.

RapidPHP Developement Server
This would be great if you could add this feature. I previously used DzSoft PHP Editor, and used it for a long time. One thing I loved about it was that it had it's own internal server setup so that you could preview PHP files without having to install Apache or the like on your computer.

Along with the internal server it came with was a temporary save folder it implemented, used for previewing the files. This would be extremely convenient, as well, simply because there's no reason to have to install Apache if you aren't running your own development server, unless of course you want to preview your PHP files with RapidPHP.

Maybe even one-up the competition by including the newest release of PHP with the development server, and allow PHP to be auto-updated, just as you have RapidPHP. This would by no means be a necessity, just one of those "I can't believe they support that" features

The development server would be nice to have, but for me, Save with Highlighting is practically a necessity. Maybe put up a poll to see who needs it and how badly they need it? Just a thought.

[chrisjlocke]

Moving to feature requests.

[OmeCloak]

If you need to have the highlighted code online, you can save it with the extension .phps
When loading a phps file in your browser, it shows the source with syntax highlight.

Hope this helps.

[endelo]

If you need to have the highlighted code online, you can save it with the extension .phps
When loading a phps file in your browser, it shows the source with syntax highlight.

Hope this helps.

Hmm, interesting, I wasn't aware of that. That doesn't exactly resolve my issue, since I'm assuming that a phps will only highlight according to the php core highlight variables (comment, default, html, keyword, and string), which is the reason I don't just make a file and use the php "highlight_file" or "highlight_string" code. What I"m requesting is for the file to be saved with the Rapid PHP syntax highlighting, including bolding, italicizing, underlining, etc., and much more detailed syntax classification (for instance, the "return" statement standing out).

What servers accept the phps file extension? I'm currently running IIS.

[syrupcore]

Try Xammp for server testing. It doesn't need any setup. Unzip it and run it. Click the apache box, click the php box, click the mysql box if you need it. When you're finished, shut it down and nothing stays running. It's pretty sweet.

Of course, if you're running IIS, you should be able to do all of this without apache. PHP on IIS can be a bear to install but the tutorials floating around the interwebs are getting better every day.

Will

[endelo]

Xammp, huh, I'll definitely look into that. Thanks for the suggestion.