Best IDE to edit and save code directly to server [closed]

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Ok I have been using using Aptana Studio 3 for my IDE. It was great because I was able to view files directly off the server and edit and save them directly to the server. This meant I didn't have to download any files locally to my computer.

I was then dumped a horrific CMS job that runs on a Windows Server which Aptana does not connect to via ftp (see bug here). I need an alternative IDE very quickly to make progress on this project!

Can anyone help? Either I need a fix for this Aptana Bug or I neeed an alternative IDE that will fulfil the same criteria...

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It sounds like in your case an online IDE could work - I guess they will have all the random connection types sorted out. I would recommend ShiftEdit, but you can take a look at the answers in Is there an online PHP IDE?, too.

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I've used this only for some server side JavaScript node.js coding and it worked fine for me. Take a look at cloud9. (You will need to have node.js running on the server.)

Edit: The website is a little bit misleading. There is a way to run this on you own server.

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"Best" is very subjective… so I'll answer subjectively. EditPad Pro (lite version free, pro version can be purchased) and Notepad++ (free) have FTP support (Notepad++ via a plugin). Neither of these are full IDEs but in my experience are great editors; it really depends on what sort of code you need to edit and if you actually need a full IDE.

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If you have a Mac, you could use Coda from Panic. It is a great IDE with text editor, file transfer, svn, css, terminal and many more. It provides also a remote connection with a server via FTP, SFTP, FTP with SSL or WebDAV.