Welcome to FAQ
How much does StarPhP cost?
StarPhP is freeware and doesn't cost money. But keep in mind that StarPhP took a lot of time to develop it. If you want to show your gratitude, you are welcome to donate, this is particularly for our web site. Bandwidth isn't free, you know :)
How do I use the "Auto Complete" feature?
Use Ctrl-Space shortcut.
I've created a new function, How come I can't see it when using the "Auto Complete" feature?
"Auto Complete" only works for local files. You can't use it while working on remote files. In addition, the parser would parse the file only while saving/loading it from disk.
How do I create a favorite folder?
To add a favorite view, you need to go into the "Favorites" tab inside the "Preferences" dialog. You then need to specify a title and a path. You can specify a local path, or a remote path in the form of ftp://username:password@host:port/folder. If you won't specify username/password, a dialog would popup when trying to connect to the remote server.
How do I create a code template?
To create a custom code template, you need to edit a file called "code.txt" which is located in the default folder (Usually at C:\Program Files\StarPhP). For each template, you need to specify a title (with an optional shortcut) and the code snippet.
Title: The title is a single line beginning with a number sign (#), followed by a title description, and an optional shortcut. A shortcut should use one special key (Ctrl/Alt/Shift) and one normal key. If not using an alphanumeric key (a-z, 0-9), the key's scan code should follow the shortcut (decimal or hex value, surrounded by parentheses).
Code: In order to specify the cursor position after adding the code to the document, use those special signs: <$>. For example: <html><$></html>
StarPhp crashes on startup?
Try and delete Intellisense.db located in "C:\Documents and Settings\%USERPROFILE%\Application Data\StarPhP\", this is due to a corrupted data base. This should be fixed in our next release.