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Apache NetBeans is presented as a lightweight, open-source alternative to PHPStorm for PHP development. The article covers NetBeans' history from its 1996 origins to its current Apache stewardship, provides setup instructions including plugin installation and debugging configuration with Xdebug, and compares its advantages (lightweight, free, stable) against disadvantages (limited autocomplete, fewer plugins, outdated UI). The author shares their experience switching from PHPStorm due to resource consumption issues and the desire for more control over their development environment.

Alternative IDE for PHP? Apache NetBeans, but not only!

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So I tried Apache NetBeans for PHP. It works but not without drawbacks. It’s hard to find alternative which could give similar experience to PHPStorm but it seems NetBeans it’s starting to looks nice ;-)

<p>So I tried Apache NetBeans for PHP. It works but not without drawbacks. It’s hard to find alternative which could give similar experience to PHPStorm but it seems NetBeans it’s starting to looks nice ;-)</p>