Often, when I am developing in PHP, I want to see minor changes instantaneously. This requires me to either FTP to a web server and then refresh, or use a localhost server, both of which(as I understand) are essentially the same thing.
What I would like to know is, is there an IDE or other way to parse PHP output in a dynamic fashion? I guess what I am thinking of is the WYSIWYG pane in some editors able to display code real-time.
I understand the client-server paradigm, but would rather not have to upload the same file 40 times when making changes/error handling/etc.
You can always just save your files inside your localhost folder. Tools like xampp make running a php server effortless. Open the file in a browser, and whenever you make changes they will instantly be visible without having to copy the files around.