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melissa brown
4,670 Pointsopening php files in browser through sublime
in sublime i have no problem right clicking on the index.html file to open in browser. but when i right click on the index.php there is no button to open it in the browser. i am just wondering why this is?
10 Answers
jason phillips
18,131 PointsIt should be under open with.
melissa brown
4,670 Pointsi dont have the option open with when i right click i only have open containing folder, copy file path or reveal in side bar.
jason phillips
18,131 PointsWhat version of sublime are you using?
melissa brown
4,670 Pointssublime 3 or 3065 to be exact
jason phillips
18,131 PointsOn what os?
melissa brown
4,670 Pointswindows
jason phillips
18,131 Pointsin open with is there an option that says edit applications?
melissa brown
4,670 Pointsthere is no 'open with' when i right click and then if i go into file at the top bar there is only , open file, open folder, open recent. and i cant see anything called 'edit applications' in the edit toolbar either.
jason phillips
18,131 Pointsahh I think I know what the issue is.Do you have a list of files on the left side of sublime?
jason phillips
18,131 PointsSorry I have been using sublime on my mac recently and most of this stuff works out of the box. I am working through a solution on windows give me a few minutes.
jason phillips
18,131 PointsOK if you don't have the package installer installed(if you press control + alt + p, type in install, and nothing is listed) then you will need to install that first.
https://packagecontrol.io/installation
you should be able to do the simple install. You might have to restart sublime after the install is done.
next you will need to pres control + alt + p and type install, click on Package Control: Install Package
next type in View in Browser and choose that option. It should show up before you are finished typing it out. That will install the plugin. you might have to restart sublime. Once this is done you should be able to right click on the page and click view in browser. There might be some additional setup that needs to be done, but this is outlined on the github page below. I mention this because you are asking about a php page and that will probably need a little setup but take a look at the configure to view on local server section. This link will take you directly there.
https://github.com/adampresley/sublime-view-in-browser#configure-to-view-on-local-server
Please let me know once you get this working or if you have any other issues.
melissa brown
4,670 Pointsthank you so so much for all your help. just having one slight problem. i am currently in china so i have to use a proxy. i have to do the manual install. of the package control. i have gotten this far
Click the Preferences > Browse Packages… menu
Browse up a folder and then into the Installed Packages/ folder
Download Package Control.sublime-package and copy it into the Installed Packages/ directory
( i couldnt seem to open the file) tried opening it in note pad and pasted it into the view> console> received an error msg.
jason phillips
18,131 Pointsyou don't need to open the file, just make sure it is in the installed packages folder and restart sublime. After you restart you should be able to press control + alt + p and type in install and it should find the package installer. I installed it the same way.
melissa brown
4,670 Pointsim really sorry but im a little lost. if i go Click the Preferences > Browse Packages… menu Browse up a folder and then into the Installed Packages/ folder i already see a file called Package Control.sublime-package
when i close sublime and reopen it and press ctrl+Alt+P a little box comes up. but if i type install nothing comes up.
or am i missing a special way to restart sublime?
jason phillips
18,131 PointsTry ending sublime from the windows task manager. What version of windows are you running?
melissa brown
4,670 Pointsim running windows 7 64bit. maybe i should reinstall sublime and see if that works.
jason phillips
18,131 PointsI would restart your computer before you consider reinstall Sublime. Reinstall seems a bit drastic.
melissa brown
4,670 Pointsits working now. i just want you to know that i really appreciate that you took the time out of you day to help me solve a problem. thank you so so so much!
jason phillips
18,131 PointsNo problem if you have any other issues you can reach me at jphillips05@gmail.com