PHP Eclipse PDT plugin for debugging

Eclipse 3.6 / Helios / PDT 2.2

Note: PDT 2.2 is scheduled for release in June 2010. This will install a recent development snapshot, not the final 2.2.0 release.

From Update Site

Prerequisites

• Installed and running Eclipse Classic 3.6

Installation Flow

• Open Help->Install New Software.

• Add the Helios update site: http://download.eclipse.org/releases/helios/ 
• For MY System
• PDT :=> http://download.eclipse.org/tools/pdt/updates/release
• NB! There are some ugly bugs in PDT 2.2 in particular when comparing files so you might consider addinghttp://download.eclipse.org/tools/pdt/updates/2.2/milestones as the update site instead of the Helios one.

• Select the Helios update site and choose Eclipse PDT . When the list of existing features is populated - select 'Runtime' feature:

• Proceed with the installation by pressing 'Next', then press 'Next' again in the next screen.
• Accept the EULA when asked:

• Finish the installation. Restart Eclipse.
• After restarting switch to the PHP perspective, and you are done:

From Zips

• Install a JDK or JRE -- the minimum required version is 5.0.

• Download the latest PDT 2.2 Runtime + all its listed build dependencies, including Eclipse.

• Unpack Eclipse, then unpack everything else into your eclipse/dropins/ folder.

• Download H2 Database plug-in, then put it into your eclipse/dropins/ folder.

• Run the Eclipse executable file.