Codelobster

{{Short description|Integrated development environment}}

{{Infobox software

| name = Codelobster

| logo =

| logo_size = 224px

| logo_alt = Codelobster Logo

| screenshot = Clphped.png

| caption = Codelobster PHP Edition

| screenshot_alt = A screenshot of Codelobster PHP edition

| developer = Codelobster Software

| genre = {{wikidata|property|reference|P31|Q13741}}

| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|edit|reference|P348}}

| latest release date = {{wikidata|qualifier|P348|P577}}

| operating system = Linux, macOS and Windows

| programming language = {{wikidata|property|reference|P277}}

| license = {{wikidata|property|reference|P275}}, Freemium

}}

Codelobster is a portable integrated development environment (IDE) primarily for PHP, which also supports HTML, CSS, and JavaScript development.{{cite web|title=CodeLobster - Free portable PHP IDE with support Drupal, Smarty, WordPress, Joomla, JQuery, CodeIgniter, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, CakePHP, Facebook, Symfony, Yii|url=http://www.codelobster.com/|work=Codelobster: Handy code tools|publisher=CodeLobster|access-date=29 August 2013}} Plug-ins are available for Drupal, WordPress, Smarty, Joomla, JQuery, Facebook, Codeigniter, Yii, and CakePHP.{{cite web|last=Bansal|first=Ishan|title=CodeLobster: Free IDE for PHP coding and PHP Debugging : Free Software|date=4 May 2010 |url=http://www.ilovefreesoftware.com/04/programming/codelobster-free-ide-for-php-coding-and-php-debugging.html|publisher=I Love Free Software|access-date=30 August 2013}}

Free registration by email is required after 30 days of use of the program,{{cite web|title=Codelobster Download - SoftSea|url=http://www.softsea.com/review/Codelobster.html|publisher=SoftSea.com|access-date=29 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222062235/http://www.softsea.com/review/Codelobster.html|archive-date=22 February 2014|url-status=dead}} and there are paid versions also ("Lite" and "Professional") for additional features.{{cite web|last=Strobel|first=Ilinca|title=CodeLobster Review|date=7 October 2006 |url=http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/CodeLobster-Review-37401.shtml|publisher=Softpedia|access-date=30 August 2013}} The program is missing a help system as of its latest version.{{cite web|last=Grehan|first=Rick|title=CodeLobster review - Techworld.com|url=http://review.techworld.com/applications/3212761/codelobster-review/|work=Techworld.com|publisher=InfoWorld|access-date=30 August 2013|archive-date=23 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223110818/http://review.techworld.com/applications/3212761/codelobster-review/|url-status=dead}} There is also special "PHP edition" distro only for Windows, that was not updated since 2019.

The program features syntax highlighting and auto-completion for SQL, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and XML, as well as automatic syntax checking. There is an HTML and CSS inspector like Firebug.{{cite web|last=John|first=Tony|title=CodeLobster PHP Edition|url=http://www.techulator.com/resources/10781-CodeLobster-PHP-Edition.aspx|publisher=Techulator|access-date=30 August 2013|date=17 July 2013}} It also includes Drupal support. All plugins are paid, but they offer trial periods of varying length.