PHP & Dreamweaver

lo all,
I have just started PHP and iam using W.A.M.P5 V1.6.1 and dreamweaver on xp pro sp2.2 quick questions:-)1 is W.A.M.P ok or should i install them all 1 by 1? and is there better than DW for PHP..i dont seem to have code hint with php in DW i have it with html...
Thx
Charlie/2wasted
P.s First post so if its in the wrong place...soz:-)

As far as I've seen, there is no code helping PHP program. I have the PHP Manual printed out in a notebook that I use for reference.

ummm, there are lots of php code helping programs. most ide's that support PHP should include some sort of code help. I use a program called scite. there is a php version and soon as I type a function name and the open parenthesis i get a tooltip that says what is required for the function. for example, typing array_search( gets me a tool tip that says "mixed array_search ( mixed needle, array haystack [, bool strict] )". soon as I type the 1st param in and press the comma the second param is in bold so I know where I am. Oh and scite is just basically a text editor.

I don't really like some of the other choices, DW included, because they take like 2-3 mins to load. not good if you want to just edit a page really quick then exit out, edit another page and exit...etc. just search for "php editors" and there should be a few. my requirements are basic: syntax highlighting for php/html/javascript, easy on the resources and fast loading. Ive heard of a few others all over the site. search the site for php editors and you should find quite a few threads for "which editor should I use" and tons of good ones.

Zend Developement Environment works nice. I use that for my PHP coding and Dreamweaver for my HTML and other coding.

The analyze code feature in the Zend software works really nice. It will analyze your code and let you know if things aren't right, line by line, and it also looks for syntax errors and what not and also gives coding hints. It's nice software.