Dreamweaver seems to report valid PHP code as a syntax error

[Dave_Draws]

In Dreamweaver, I have the following function:

This function, and the whole file that contains it, runs without error on my server, so I believe it is valid PHP code.

However, Dreamweaver is displaying errors, claiming there is a syntax problem.

I believe the syntax I'm using is valid since PHP version 7 or 8. Dreamweaver seems to only reference PHP 5.6 or 7.1. I have selected for Dreamweaver to reference PHP 7.1, but this has not made a difference.


Why is Dreamweaver marking my code as incorrect? Is the PHP in some way non-standard, even though it works? Or is this a limitation of Dreamweaver?

[Ben M · Accepted solution]

This is a limitation of DW. Currently it is in minimal maintenance mode only receiving critical updates and hasn't been getting updated with PHP as the current version is 8.4. If you need to recommend a code editor, you could use VS Code or Nova (Mac only) as a more advanced editor.

[Dave_Draws]

I was completely unaware Dreamweaver is not being actively maintained.

Is Adobe going to discontinue it?

I have used VS Code, but it's not for me. I liked Atom, but that was also discontinued.

[BenPleysier]

Try Wappler instead. Here I start a new NodeJS project and create the databas and tables:

https://youtu.be/kCPU6dN7riU?si=McdOBoP8mGQlJiwZ

[Dave_Draws]

Wappler's pricing is ridiculously high. It's almost the same price as the enture Adobe Creative Cloud.

So, thank for the suggestion, but I won't be using them.

[BenPleysier]

Wappler's pricing is ridiculously high. It's almost the same price as the enture Adobe Creative Cloud.

By @Dave_Draws

That is a slight exaggeration.

This is Adobe Creative Cloud 

And this is Wappler

[Dave_Draws]

$699 USD is 580 EUR, so I was wrong, it's only half the price.

But still, that's half the Adobe Creative Cloud price for one program, compared with all the software and other options included with Adobe.

I'm not saying Adobe has fair pricing, I'm just saying, I'm not going to add another 50% monthly or annual cost to replace just one title in my Creative Cloud suite.

[BenPleysier]

Have you tried this "no hands" solution? 

https://youtu.be/TF2OP509pEI?si=jKR_3fEsh_CkDOkW

Can also be done using VSCode.

[Nancy OShea]

CODE EDITORS (free & paid), optional add-ons may be required.
-- Codespaces (free, browser-based) - https://github.com/features/codespaces
-- Notepad++ (free) - https://notepad-plus-plus.org/
-- Nova (Mac only, formerly called Coda) - https://nova.app/
-- Pinegrow - https://pinegrow.com/
-- Sublime Text - http://www.sublimetext.com/
-- Visual Studio Code (free) - https://code.visualstudio.com/
-- Wappler ~ Visual Web App Builder - https://wappler.io/

[Nancy OShea]

Use a PHP IDE that's in active development alongside Dreamweaver.

PHP Storm by JetBrains offers a 30-day free trial.

https://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/