How to install eclipse php in ubuntu 14.04?

Question

I have php,mySql and apache2 installed but I needed a IDE for development.So How can I download Eclipse Php with out any errors please help me. And Help me in supporting installed apace2,mySql and php in to it!!

Solution

You can not install Eclipse over the repositories and Software Center or apt-get.

You will have to visit https://eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-php-developers/lunasr2 and download the right version (Linux 32/64Bit).

Then extract the tar.gz-archive (about 100-150MB) to your /opt directory. You need root privileges to access that folder, so run your filemanager as root (e.g. gksu nautilus) or work with sudo and terminal commands (cd /opt/ && sudo tar -zxvf /full/path/to/eclipse-*.tar.gz)

Next step is to create a launcher for eclipse:
Open an root-editor window on the new file with gksudo gedit /usr/share/applications/eclipse_php.desktop and paste the following lines into it:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Eclipse PHP
Type=Application
Exec=/opt/<your_eclipse_path>/eclipse
Terminal=false
Icon=/opt/<your_eclipse_path>/icon.xpm
Comment=Integrated Development Environment
NoDisplay=false
Categories=Development;IDE;
Name[en]=Eclipse PHP
StartupWMClass=Eclipse_PHP

Save and close it. Now Eclipse should appear in your dash application lens. If not, you might have to run sudo desktop-file-install /usr/share/applications/eclipse_php.desktop.

That's it. You can now start Eclipse and do the necessary configurations.

You might want to have a look at this guide too:
http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2014/06/install-latest-eclipse-ubuntu-14-04/
Note that it was written for the outdated "Kepler" version (current = March 2015 is Luna) and the standard Java IDE components, not PHP.

Comments

[NGRhodes]

There are other questions to search for about installing apache, mysql and php, you can also start by reading the documentation at help.ubuntu.com/community/ApacheMySQLPHP

[Elia Weiss]

didn't work, how to I run the eclipse after going through the steps?

[Byte Commander]

@EliaWeiss The described procedure is outdated. Current Eclipse versions come with an installer that will place the IDE in your home directory. Just download it from eclipse.org/downloads and run it.