NuSphere PhpED
Reno, Nevada, USA
What it is
NuSphere PhpED is an integrated development environment for PHP, HTML, CSS, XML, Smarty, XHTML, and other languages on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Its editor supports PHP 5.3–8.4 with syntax highlighting, code folding, Unicode editing, search, and a diff viewer. The debugger handles local and remote sessions, breakpoints, call stacks, variables, and parallel debugging. Performance Explorer provides sampling-based timeline, call tree, flame graph, and stack chart views, alongside line-level profiling. Deployment supports FTP, FTPS, SSH/SFTP, WebDAV, and Windows Share. The database client works with SQLite, MySQL, MSSQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and InterBase. Listed integrations include PHPUnit, jQuery, extJS, Tortoise SVN, Tortoise CVS, PHP Documentor, HTML Tidy, Code Formatter, HTML Validator, and a CVS client. A fully functional 14-day PhpED 23.0 trial is free. Personal costs $81, paid once, Professional $129, paid once, and Team4 $387, paid once.
For and against
For
- Supports PHP 5.3–8.4
- Includes local and remote debugging
- Provides sampling and line-level profiling
- Supports multiple deployment protocols
- Offers database and PHPUnit integrations
Against
- No free plan is available
- Personal license cannot be bought by companies
- TLS certificate-authenticated debugger access is PRO-only
- Paid licenses are one-time purchases
The verdict
PhpED brings PHP editing, debugging, profiling, deployment, and database work into a multi-platform IDE. Its paid licenses and differing support terms make choosing the edition important.
Who it suits
PhpED fits PHP developers who need editing, debugging, profiling, deployment, database tools, and framework integrations in one desktop IDE. Personal licensing is for individual developers, while Professional and Team4 target organizations.
Plans and prices
PhpED Personal
Individual developers only · 1 year of free upgrades · cannot be purchased by companies or reimbursed by a business
Read 30 Sep 2026 · nusphere.com
PhpED Professional
1 license · companies and organizations · 1 year of support and free upgrades
Read 30 Sep 2026 · nusphere.com
PhpED Team4
4 licenses · companies and organizations · 1 year of support and free upgrades
Read 30 Sep 2026 · nusphere.com
On the record
- Company
- NuSphere describes itself as a company providing applications and technologies for business and says it works with the open-source community.nusphere.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Database support
- The database client supports SQLite, MySQL, MSSQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and InterBase.nusphere.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Debugger
- The debugger supports local and remote sessions, breakpoints, call-stack inspection, variable inspection, and parallel debugging.nusphere.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- PhpED supports deployment over FTP, FTPS, SSH/SFTP, and WebDAV, and also lists Windows Share (Samba) support for local networks.nusphere.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Editor
- The editor offers PHP 5.3–8.4 support, syntax highlighting, code folding, Unicode editing, search, and a diff viewer.nusphere.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Frameworks
- The framework support page names CakePHP, Joomla, CodeIgniter, Yii, Symfony, Prado, and Zend.nusphere.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Listed integrations include PHPUnit, jQuery, extJS, Tortoise SVN, Tortoise CVS, PHP Documentor, HTML Tidy, Code Formatter, HTML Validator, and a CVS client.nusphere.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Product
- PhpED is an integrated development environment for PHP, HTML, CSS, XML, Smarty, XHTML, and other languages.nusphere.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Profiler
- The profiler includes a sampling-based Performance Explorer with timeline, call tree, flame graph, and stack chart views, plus classic line-level profiling.nusphere.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Security
- The features page says debugger communications use TLS 1.3 and certificate-authenticated debugger access is available to PRO customers only.nusphere.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- The Professional license includes one year of web-based technical support and free upgrades to major versions; the Personal license includes one year of upgrades and updates.nusphere.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Trial
- NuSphere offers a 14-day fully functional PhpED 23.0 trial for free.nusphere.com · read 30 Sep 2026
