Topic: visual php ide and php/mysql host

[tc61380]

Sorry for the newbie questions:

1)  what is a good PHP ide out there currently, something like Visual Studio?  I want to be able to develop web forms and pages visually, with the html code generated automatically (like how its done in VS).  Ideally it should force any php code into a separate file, like how .Net forces you to split the .aspx and .cs files (though this might be achieved through coding semantics that i am not aware of)

2)  along the same lines, what is a good php/mysql web host for a newbie to test out his web app?  ideally it should be free so i can try it out at first and then it would be reliable to grow with me as my traffic increases.

TIA!

[ignace]

Dreamweaver? About the only visual editor I know

[roopurt18]

I wouldn't bother with any "drag-n-drop" editors.  They tend to add 10 times more markup than is necessary to make anything work.

PhpED from nusphere is what we develop with at work.