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        A TurboPascal-style IDE for PHP

TurboPHP

A retro TurboPascal/QBasic-style terminal IDE for writing, running, and formatting PHP code. Built with Rust using the ratatui TUI framework.

Features

• Classic DOS blue interface with authentic color palette
• Full-featured text editor with undo/redo
• PHP syntax highlighting
• Run PHP scripts directly (F9)
• Format code with php-cs-fixer (Alt+F9)
• Menu bar with keyboard navigation
• File open/save dialogs
• Find functionality
• Split-panel output display
• Free Reversi

Installation

Prerequisites

• Rust 1.70+ (for building)
• PHP CLI (for running scripts)
• php-cs-fixer (optional, for code formatting)

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/turbophp.git
cd turbophp
cargo build --release

The binary will be at ./target/release/turbophp

Install php-cs-fixer (Optional)

composer global require friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer

Usage

# Start with empty file
turbophp

# Open existing file
turbophp myfile.php

Keyboard Shortcuts

Function Keys

Key	Action
F1	Help
F2	Save file
F3	Open file
F9	Run PHP script
F10	Open menu
Alt+F9	Format code
Alt+X	Exit

Editor Shortcuts

Key	Action
Ctrl+N	New file
Ctrl+O	Open file
Ctrl+S	Save file
Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+Y	Redo
Ctrl+X	Cut
Ctrl+C	Copy
Ctrl+V	Paste
Ctrl+A	Select all
Ctrl+F	Find

Navigation

Key	Action
Arrow keys	Move cursor / Navigate menus
Enter	Select menu item
Esc	Close menu/dialog/output
Page Up/Down	Scroll output

Screenshot

Configuration

TurboPHP stores its configuration in ~/.config/turbophp/config.toml:

php_path = "php"
php_cs_fixer_path = "php-cs-fixer"
tab_size = 4
use_spaces = true

Dependencies

• ratatui - Terminal UI framework
• crossterm - Cross-platform terminal manipulation
• tui-textarea - Text editor widget
• syntect - Syntax highlighting
• tokio - Async runtime

Why TurboPHP?

Why not?

License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to submit issues and pull requests.

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