Is it possible to work on remote files in Eclipse?

Question

I\'m looking into using Eclipse as a dev environment for PHP projects, but it\'s pretty huge and I\'m not sure where to look for answers. I want to be able to work on remote

Answer 1

The RSE (Remote System Explorer) may be what you're looking for. It's an implementation of the Eclipse File System framework which allows resources in your workspace to be backed in reality by remote resources.

Answer 2

This is more general than Eclipse: http://curlftpfs.sourceforge.net. I usually use the SSH/SFTP version (safer): http://fuse.sourceforge.net/sshfs.html

Both are based on FUSE (http://fuse.sourceforge.net/)

Answer 3

Since you are working on Ubuntu, you can have a look over here

Answer 4

I usually develop using remote Eclipse. Use ssh -Y user@server to login and try executing eclipse on that shell, it should open on your computer if you have X properly configured.

Of course, this Eclipse instance will have access to the remote server files.

Answer 5

Perhaps this will be of some help

http://www.jcraft.com/eclipse-sftp/

I've never used it myself but it seems to do what you're looking for syncing and editing files over SFTP.

Answer 6

Install eclipse plugin Remote System Explorer End-User Runtime. See video at How to Edit codes and files remotely with Eclipse.

Also, check out how to configure the remote connection: Using Remote Connections.