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Normally i use phpStorm and phpDesigner for developing php.
I also use Eclipse PDT some months ago.

I need an IDE that can support Codeigniter syntax.
It will autocomplete when i type

$this->load->model('

it will list all models that are available in application/models directory.

Also for views..

Is there an IDE makes it easily.

I tried phpStorm and phpDesigner.
It seems like they don’t support Codeigniter.

phpDesigner 7 and 8 are capable of doing this…  http://wiki.mpsoftware.dk/doku.php/tutorials/codeigniter_in_phpdesigner_7

Aptana Studio 3 and Komodo Edit support it as well with a little tweak to your files.

ie: adding in an autocomplete.php file in your base directory.

Check this out: http://jimdoescode.blogspot.com/2010/10/hooray-for-codeigniter-code-completion.html

though it doesn’t load model names but you can see all the methods etc.

Using phpdesigner, that works (Switched from rapidphp that seems to be going nowhere)

Try Codelobster
It has special plug-in for such autocomletion.

I’ve been doing this with UEStudio, but it’s Windows only.  You didn’t specify your platform.  No need for plug-ins, no having to set up an auto-complete file (though it supports auto-complete files).  Just include the CodeIgniter App path and System path to the project, and it will “know” what you need from there, as it will parse all the files for you.

Also, it’s not free, but you get what you pay for.  It’s also not horribly slow like all the eclipse based IDEs.  Seems all the IDEs that are either .NET or Java based are painfully slow if you load a large project.  UEStudio is quite fast, as nimble as a lightweight text editor with all the power of an IDE.

If you develop in more than one language (like the way I also create desktop applications) then it’s a real boost not to have to switch IDE for a different type of project.  I can develop in PHP, HTML, JavaScript, Delphi, C++, Python, or whatever else my heart desires without switching IDEs.

I found this article about Eclipse auto complete for Codeigniter 2 & it worked 😊

http://taggedzi.com/articles/display/autocomplete-eclipse-codeigniter-2 

as you type

$this->

it will suggest all the included classes & methods e.g load

& if you choose

$this->load->

will suggest all the methods of the load class e.g view ... & preview its parameters 😉

I suggest to try Codelobster
It works OK for these constructions