New Mac Owner: Need HTML code editor with FTP/SFTP functionality, or be able to mount

[Fuzzplug Jones]

I just bought my first MacBook Pro. One of the things I do is websites. I was disappointed with iWeb being the only solution for editing HTML that ships with the machine, though I can see their target market enjoying it.

I need a good programmer's text editor that understands HTML, PHP, CSS, and the like, and that can establish connections to remote servers via FTP and/or SFTP and SCP. From within the program itself, I would like to be able to see the files on the server, open whichever ones I want, and when I save, I want it to put the file back up there.

Alternatively, I would like a way to "map" FTP/SFTP sites to "drives" so that they show up in Finder and any application can write to them. I was playing with Ubuntu 8 before I bought the MBP and despite all Linux's shortcomings as a desktop OS, it was able to do this easily.

It would be nice if these programs could be free because I just spend $2,000 on a new computer and I'm not made of money.

 

[italiano40]

http://www.panic.com/coda/

here this is a great editor

 

[scienide09]

Coda looks good. If I were more serious about my web stuff, I would consider it myself.

I assume you need something more powerful and feature-rich, but if you want to play around before making a purchase, Smultron or TextWrangler are both good, free text editors. Neither have the connection options you want, but both can be set as default editors within FTP programs like Fugu or CyberDuck.

 

[cube]

Emacs/XEmacs

 

[dantherevelator]

I use Smultron and Cyberduck and have no complaints. Can't beat the price, either.

 

[netnothing]

BBEdit is great....not free though ($125)....but has built in SFTP/FTP options.

Personally, I use BBEdit with YummyFTP. Most FTP editors can setup these text programs like BBEdit or the free version Text Wrangler, as the program that opens up the files from an FTP session. Then when you save, it saves back through the FTP connection to the server.

-Kevin

 

[Fuzzplug Jones]

Wow. Coda looks incredible. May have to actually buy that! Thanks everyone, some great suggestions.