May 3rd, 2010 NetBeans.org announced NetBeans IDE version 6.9 beta availability.
I use NetBeans IDE for PHP developement about 2 years. It is robust, comprehensive and very convenient IDE with PHP support. Main features of NetBeans IDE for PHP were described in NetBeans for PHP development post. What’s new in the 6.9 version?
As official release notes says there are next new features realized in version 6.9:
* More editor hints
* Spell checker support in the Editor
* Help menu item for reporting bugs and slowness against NetBeans IDE

Do you search comprehensive but free Integrated Development Environment tool for the PHP development? Take a look at the NetBeans project. I use it about two years and very satisfied how it works for me.

With NetBeans you have a dedicated PHP coding environment and complete integration with web standards. NetBeans offers a version of the IDE tailor-made for developing PHP sites. The NetBeans PHP editor is dynamically integrated with NetBeans HTML, JavaScript and CSS editing features such as syntax highlighting and the JavaScript debugger.