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22Jan/090

Aptana – Internal Server Error

A few people have asked me why they are getting an "500 Internal Server Error" when trying to view files they have made through Aptana.

Most of them have been running Apache on Linux and they don't realize they have some security setup to prevent exicutable scripts from being writable. It all comes down to File permissions and the default permissions Aptana is setup with.

In Aptana if you goto the Window Menu --> Preferences
Expand the Aptana branch on the left and find Permissions down the list. (or simply type Permissions in the text filter at the top)

By default Aptana has rw-rw-rw for the files and rwxrwxrwx for folders, some setups will prevent the script from running if the write atribute is set on a file or folder for the group or ALL so simple change your default permissions in Aptana to rwxr-xr-x and you'll be all set.

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31Mar/081

Aptana – Making FTP in Eclipse better!

While its kinda funny but good all at the same time; Generally I like using Dreamweaver for an IDE but when away from my computer I don't have use of it, so I look and I try all sorts of different IDEs. One I like which isn't a IDE per say but has the support for it is Eclipse...

The downfall to Eclipse for me is the lack of FTP support. While you can get a plugin for WebDAV and FTP; it is not very good, it works but it bothers me because it does work how I would like it too ^_^

One I kind of used off and on was PSPad, not exactly what i like FTP wise but you are able to open a file off a FTP Server and edit it in temporary space and when saved it saves back to the server, nice and simple but still lacking.

So I looked some more and I don't know how i kept missing it over and over and over again. I found Aptana, it geared towards AJAX but the nice thing about Aptana Studio is that you can download it as a standalone application or as a plugin for Eclipse. Aptana also has addins for PHP, Ruby on Rails, Adobe AIR, and Apple iPhone development.

But my favorite part is the built in support for FTP AND SFTP! similar that of Dreamweaver... but free and in Eclipse.

GO CHECK IT OUT NOW! It's open source and FREE!