Netbeans as default IDE for php

[wildow]

I just removed Netbeans 6.9.1 and installed the latest Netbeans 7.1 (I tried both a full install and the smaller php-only install).

In 6.9 I set Netbeans as the default editor for php files. All files with the extension .php will by default be opened in Netbeans.

In Netbeans 7.1 I cannot get this to work.

What I know and also tried:
Right-mouse on a .php file open with... Look for the Netbeans IDE (C:\Program Files\Netbeans 7.1\bin\netbeans.exe), select, click open and next it doesn't appear in my list with programs. Is there another way to do this or do I need to select a parameter somewhere?

I tried this on windows 7(desktop) and windows vista(notebook), both previously worked with version 6.9

[Jeffrey Rubinoff]

I guess saying that this is because Windows sucks doesn't really help
you, does it?

As a fellow Windows sufferer, I strongly suggest you open your Control
Panel, search for Default Programs (I can never find anything in their
GUI icon layout), click Associate a File Type or Protocol with a
specific program, select .php from the list, and then browse for your
latest NetBeans installation.
Note that you will have to repeat this every time you update NetBeans.
You have probably confused Windows by deleting the default php editor
(C:\Program Files\NetBeans 6.9.1\bin\netbeans.exe) and then trying to
get it to use a program with the same filename but a different path.


Jeff


On 1/9/2012 8:39 AM, wildow wrote:

[wildow]

Great, this is the solution.

Thanks for your quick reply!

[born2code]

same issue for me.

This method didn't help in my Windows 7.

Click .php
Click Change program..
Select NetBeans 7.1..

Still doesn't show in the list so that I can finalize the default program.

So weird.

[mtgcs2000]

I had the same problem of going from Netbeans 7.0.1 -> Netbeans 7.1 and couldn't set .php files to open with netbeans any more. But I've found a fix!

Taken from: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7296853/how-to-associate-netbeans-ide-with-certain-file-extensions

I went to the path it mentions (open regedit, then go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT -> Applications -> netbeans.exe -> shell -> open -> command) and then in that command folder on the right hand side you will see (Default) REG_SZ and the path to your netbeans exe file. Simply change that path (By right clicking on the "(Default)" and clicking Modify) to:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\NetBeans 7.1\bin\netbeans.exe" "%1"

Or wherever you installed Netbeans if you didn't put it in the default directory.

Then your php files should open with Netbeans 7.1 instead of the old version.