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Zira PHP Editor on Windows Pc

Developed By: Zira Project

License: Free

Rating: 4,0/5 - 31 votes

Last Updated: April 19, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.9.3-android21-armv8a
Size 40.9 MB
Release Date April 15, 23
Category Productivity Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (3)]

What's New:
Added development pack with PHP 7.3.22, Git 2.28.0 and SassC 3.6.1Bug fixes [see more]

Description from Developer:
Zira Editor is a lightweight PHP Editor for Linux, Android and Raspberry Pi with syntax highlighting and autocomplete.

Zira Editor for Android includes a development pack with PHP... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Zira PHP Editor and install on Windows PC. Zira PHP Editor is free Productivity app, developed by Zira Project. Latest version of Zira PHP Editor is 1.9.3-android21-armv8a, was released on 2023-04-15 (updated on 2024-04-19). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of Zira PHP Editor is 4,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 31 users, 4 users had rated it 5*, 20 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Zira PHP Editor on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Zira PHP Editor on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Zira PHP Editor on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Zira PHP Editor using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Zira PHP Editor" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Zira PHP Editor on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Zira PHP Editor" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.9.3-android21-armv8a , 1.9.3-android21-armv7.

Download Zira PHP Editor 1.9.3-android21-armv8a on Windows PC – 40.9 MB

Download Zira PHP Editor 1.9.3-android21-armv7 on Windows PC – 40.3 MB

Zira Editor is a lightweight PHP Editor for Linux, Android and Raspberry Pi with syntax highlighting and autocomplete.

Zira Editor for Android includes a development pack with PHP 7.3.22, Git 2.28.0 and SassC 3.6.1 binaries.
With this development pack you can clone, pull or push your code to remote repository, run PHP code inside editor or start built-in PHP webserver and test your project in web-browser.
PHP binary has following extensions: OpenSSL, cURL, FTP, Iconv, GD, mbstring, SQLite, XML, Zip and Zlib.
Zira Editor brings almost everything you need to start PHP-coding on Android.
You might want to borrow a hardware keyboard and mouse :)

Important notes:
Disable word prediction in your virtual keyboard settings.
For better experience install Hacker's keyboard or use hardware keyboard and mouse.

Mouse right-click context menu can be opened by long press or from main menu (Tools - Context menu).

To store your project files outside application data folder (i.e. sdcard) you need to give storage permission to Zira Editor in application settings (Android 6+ only). All files saved in application data folder will be lost after uninstall / reinstall if you won't backup your files.

If text is too small you can increase font size in Settings dialog or you can set a proper scale factor for window.

How to run your code on Android without root using Termux (Android 5+):
Install Termux terminal emulator.
Open terminal and run command:
termux-setup-storage
Now you can access your sdcard if you type:
cd storage
Install PHP:
pkg install php
Go to your project home directory:
cd project_home
Start PHP built-in web server:
php -S 127.0.0.1:8000
Open 127.0.0.1:8000 in your browser.

You can check for the latest release on GitHub:
https://github.com/ziracms/editor/releases

Get additional themes for Zira Editor:
https://github.com/ziracms/editor/tree/master/bin/themes
To enable custom themes you need to enter path to themes folder in Settings -> Misc -> Custom themes folder

Main features:
- low memory usage
- fast parser
- syntax highlighting
PHP
JavaScript
CSS
HTML
- autocomplete
PHP built-in functions and classes
project classes, functions, variables
JS objects, variables
CSS selectors, properties
HTML tags
- unused variables check
- files browser
- file symbols navigator
- highlight matching
brackets
tags
php expression (endif; endforeach;)
- function arguments display
- class auto import
- bulk comment in/out
- project state saving on exit
- F1 Help (PHP manual download required)
php function docs
php class docs
php class method docs
- php lint integration (syntax check)
- php code sniffer integration
- git integration
status browser
annotations display
- sass support
- quick access panel (search files + symbols)
- go to declaration
functions
classes
class methods
- search in files
- snippets
- built-in colorpicker
- built-in light and dark themes
- custom themes support
Added development pack with PHP 7.3.22, Git 2.28.0 and SassC 3.6.1
Bug fixes
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.