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Hi,

I would like to develop a php web application using wamp - just something simple to start out. What IDE should I use? and how do I link it to wamp?

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Thread summary and focused help for the two points raised by : (1) picking an editor/IDE and hooking it to WAMP, and (2) images on the site not updating when replaced. Replies from , and are useful context — brief, actionable steps follow.

For IDE + WAMP: start simple if learning basics, but move to a full IDE when the project grows (as and imply). The key to “linking” an IDE to WAMP is aligning the IDE project root with the server document root (commonly C:\wamp\www). Open that folder in the editor, set the IDE’s PHP interpreter to the same PHP binary WAMP uses, and create server/path mappings or a virtual host so the IDE’s run/debug features use the same URL (). For step‑through debugging install and configure Xdebug and then enable the IDE to listen for incoming debug connections (see the Xdebug docs).

For the image problem reported by : the most likely cause is caching or replacing the wrong file. Quick checklist:

  • Perform a hard reload (Ctrl+F5) or clear the browser cache.
  • Inspect the Network tab in DevTools: a 304 response means the browser used a cached copy; 200 should show the current file size/timestamp.
  • Confirm the new image lives in the exact folder served by WAMP (check the path under C:\wamp\www).
  • Temporarily disable caching in DevTools or add a cache‑busting query string like ?v=20251105 to the image URL.
  • If needed during development, add no-cache headers via .htaccess or Apache config (dev only).
    More on HTTP caching: HTTP caching (MDN).

If using a framework (CodeIgniter), ensure assets are referenced via the framework’s URL helpers and that any framework or server-side caching is cleared while developing.

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Thanks!

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For simple projects IDE's aren't going to make your life any easier, but when you have thousands of files, classes, and functions in a project that you need to be able to easily and quickly reference an IDE makes worlds of difference in my opinion.

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I use PHP Eclipse (Helios). It's pretty simple to set up, has code hinting and also identifies and marks any syntax errors.

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I'm using wamp but everytime I load the page, the old images are displayed instead of the new ones.... I deleted the old images I was using on the site but when I load the page it still shows the old ones.... I'm using the same names on the new images that I used on the old images though...

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