I’m pretty sure we’ve all been in a situation where we need to see our PHP code rendered in a web browser. Maybe we wanted to see the output in order to debug, or maybe we just wanted to see in live in text in PHP and HTML.
There is no shortage of ways to do this in modern day software but there are some tried and tested tools at our disposal that you should consider when working with PHP. These tools offer an easy way to manipulate your code and create the final product you require.
Generic Logic Inc. is a premier provider of Real-Time Graphics, Data Visualization, HMI SCADA and custom GIS Solutions for software developers around the world. Its products are used to visualize and control real-time and mission-critical processes in a variety of industries, from producing silicon wafers and controlling chemical plants to launching satellites into space and monitoring airport security.
Generic Logic’s interactive Graphics Builder allows developers to rapidly create and prototype dynamic graphical displays and custom graphical components without writing low-level graphics code, saving months of development time and facilitating the components’ reuse.
The GLG Toolkit is a powerful and flexible tool for creating custom data-driven HMI displays that can be deployed on any platform , from Windows to Linux and embedded ARM boards, from desktop to the Web and Mobile devices, in C/C++, C# .NET, Java, HTML5 JavaScript , or ASP.NET / JSP. A simplified and customizable HMI Configurator is provided for the OEM deployment.
A powerful GLG run-time API with an open data interface makes it easy to integrate dynamic displays with any custom data source and develop custom HMI systems for either desktop, or Web and Mobile devices.
ForeUI
ForeUI is an easy-to-use UI prototyping tool, designed to create mockup / wireframe / prototypes for any application or website you have in mind. With ForeUI, your prototype project will be skinnable. Easily change the look and feel of your prototype by simply switching the UI theme.
LivePipe UI
LivePipe UI is a suite of high quality widgets and controls for web 2.0 applications built using the Prototype JavaScript Framework. Each control is well tested, highly extensible, fully documented and degrades gracefully for non JavaScript enabled browsers where possible.
DesignerVista
Design Professional Quality GUI Mockups using tremendous number of native controls, widgets, clip art, icons, etc. available right in the application. Practically anything you might want to put on a GUI screen is already available, and in high quality art in DesignerVista
Napkee
Napkee lets you export Balsamiq Mockups to HTML/CSS/JS and Adobe Flex 3 at a click of a button.
iPhone Mockup
Phone Mockup lets you create user interface for an iPhone app in a drag and drop system.
Eclipse Stencil for OmniGraffle
This stencil enables you to easily prototype Eclipse (wizard) dialogs with OmniGraffle.
Gliffy
Gliffy free wireframe software makes it easy to create website wireframes and to share web mockups with anyone.
Small GUI Pack
Small Graphical User Interface Elements Pack.
Wireframe Magnets (DIY Kit)
This DIY magnet template is based on the Konigi wireframe stencils and includes 3 sheets of elements that might be useful in whiteboard prototyping.
Flex 3 Stencil
Includes all Flex components from Flex 3 Style Guide: panels, data grid, buttons, fields, links, toggle, menu, scrolls, accordion, tabs, list, data picker, tool tip, errors etc.
Facebook Applications
A pretty sizable collection of Facebook related elements to use in creating wireframes for Facebook applications.
Patternry
Patternry is a user interface design pattern library aimed to help solve common interface design problems.
User Interface Design Patterns
User Interface Design patterns are recurring solutions that solve common design problems. Design patterns are standard reference points for the experienced user interface designer.
Pattern Tap
Pattern Tap is here to satisfy and encourage the inspiration needs of interface design peers and peeps. It aspires to be the one stop pattern shop for your next inspiration need.
User Interface Design Framework
A free User Interface Design tool for Web Designers.
Lumzy
Lumzy is a quick mockup and creation and prototyping tool.
Android Asset Studio
The launcher icon generator will create icons that you can use in your Android application, from a variety of source images. To begin, simply enter the input details below. Output will be shown below.
Mephobox
Great resource for finding design pattern inspiration. You can browse by user or website, or check out collections based on individual design elements.
Mobility UI Design Elements
A free set of UI design elements.
Mockingbird
Mockingbird is an online tool that makes it easy for you to create, link together, preview, and share mockups of your website or application.
Serena Prototype Composer
Serena Prototype Composer makes it possible to simulate how an application will look and function before any code is ever written.
Fivesecondtest
Fivesecondtest helps you fine tune your landing pages and calls to action by analyzing the most prominent elements of your design.
Android UI Elements Set
Free set of classic Android OS UI elements.
Massive Web UI and Button Set
This set contains all of the following elements in three distinct styles: glossy, satin/light gradient, and one-color. The satin/light gradient set is available in 7 different colors (which you’ll find all of in the psd file), all of these for free.
Scripty 2
Script2 is a powerful flexible Javascript framework to help you write your own delicious and user interfaces. .
Snippet Library
A library of user-submitted and reviewed snippets and code tutorials from a variety of programming languages.
ZK
ZK includes over 200 ajax components, all ready to go.
. jQTouch
A jQuery plugin for mobile iPhone application development.
Hot Gloo
The Online Wireframe Application.
qTip2
A jQuery upgrade for the qTip tooltip plugin. Easily make stylish tooltips for your site.
WebResources Depot
Included in their large directory of design resources is a number of very useful scripts and snippets.
Fillerati
A unique alternative to Lorem Ipsum. Generate blocks of real text for your mockup. Select to receive your text from a variety of public domain works.
Open Source Scripts
Providing Javascript snippets and code.
HTML Assets
This is a collection of free Javascript code snippets. It has scripts setting the default focus on page elements (useful for HTML forms), scripts to auto-jump to the next form field when the current form field is full, and scripts to display the current date and time, reload the web page, print the web page, view the page source, close the browser window, and go back to the browser’s previous web page.
Best Practice UX Forms Stencil
This forms contain different button layouts, a progress indicator, captcha code input field, labels and more.
The Pencil Project
The Pencil Project’s unique mission is to build a free and opensource tool for making diagrams and GUI prototyping that everyone can use.
Mocklinkr
Use mocklinkr to convey your static mockups as a linked-up and clickable website to impress your clients.
MockFlow
MockFlow helps to design interactive UI mockups for Desktop Software, Rich Internet Apps and Web sites.
29. OSX Leopard GUI Set
The package includes fully editable vector Photoshop sources and a customizable Fireworks PNG file, the original fonts that were utilized for the making of the GUI are also included.
30. iPad GUI Set
Everything you need for your iPad app layout in layered, vector PSD files.
31. iPlotz
iPlotz allows you to rapidly create clickable, navigable mockups and wireframes for prototyping websites and software applications.
32. ALL In One Web Elements Kit
Complete set of web elements you may find very useful for your upcoming project. A huge set of various web elements, easy to modify trough layer styles.
33. Javascript Kit
One of the original javascript snippet libraries on the Internet
34. Concept Feedback
Post your designs and concepts and get free feedback from the design community.
35. Webappers
Lots of jquery components including a very good collection of image editing snippets.
36. DHTMLX
DHTMLX is a JavaScript library that provides essential functionality for building cross-browser, Ajax-based user interfaces. Develop impressive web applications faster with a set of ready-to-use UI widgets.
37.HTML Goodies
Jquery resource with excellent step-by-step documentation.
38. Dojo
Dojo saves you time, delivers powerful performance, and scales with your development process. It’s the toolkit experienced developers turn to for building superior desktop and mobile web experiences.
39. Code Sucks
Javascript snippets with extremely detailed write ups about how they work.
40. Echo 3
Echo behaves as a user interface toolkit–like Swing or Eclipse SWT. AJAX technology is employed to deliver a user experience to web clients that approaches that of desktop-based applications.
41. Snipplr
A good resource with lots of newer scripts and jQuery techniques.
42. Midori
Midori is an ultra-lightweight JavaScript framework that gets the job done without getting in your way.
43. roScripts (beta)
Scripts, Snippets and Resources that can be voted on by users.
Conclusion
Like all programming languages, PHP has its own set of software development tools that allow you to write and execute PHP scripts on your computer. With these tools, you can write and test your PHP scripts without accessing a web server.