I have never seen the need to have more than one, so I recommend turning on the checkbox that says "Use this as the default and do not ask again".Īnother thing that happens the first time you run Eclipse is that you arrive at a welcome screen. The default location is sensible on all platforms, so use that.įor some reason, every time you start Eclipse, it asks you which workspace you want to use. This is where it stores the things you are working on. The first time you launch Eclipse it does a bit of setup stuff, for instance, it creates a workspace. On Linux, unzip somewhere suitable, and make an easy way to launch it. Go into the Eclipse folder and drag the Eclipse app to the Dock for ease of launching. On MacOS, unzip and copy the Eclipse folder into Applications. Then look in the Eclipse folder and drag Eclipse.exe to the Start menu/Desktop/Quicklaunch bar to make a shortcut for starting it. On Windows, unzip it into C:\Program Files (all the files go into an Eclipse folder there).
You will notice that what you have got is a zip file (unless your system automatically decompresses it for you). Choose a Mirror, and wait for the ~100MB download. Click on the link corresponding to your operating system where it says Eclipse Classic. I have used it on Windows, MacOS X and Linux, in each case with 1GB of memory, and that is plenty. 8 Quick tour of some cool features, and remaining configuration changesĮclipse is written in Java, so I recommend getting the latest Java runtime environment from for maximum speed and reliability.Įclipse is quite big, so I recommend lots of memory in your computer.7 Let your development web server know where your files are.5 Setting the preferences for Moodle development.4 Installing the necessary plugins, for Eclipse Classic.The following instructions, from the section #Setting_the_preferences_for_Moodle_development mostly still apply after you have done the install, but some of the details are a bit different. Follow the instructions #Installing_the_necessary_plugins,_for_Eclipse_Classic PART 1. Since then, several other people have worked through it and made corrections and the information should be pretty accurate.Ī new PHP plugin called PDT, which is better, but uses more memory. This article started off as a brain-dump by Tim Hunt. It should not change much between releases. These instructions assume Eclipse 3.2, the current version at the time of writing. However, Eclipse is not the easiest program in the world to get started with, so I'm going to take you through it step by step. Other (more) popular choices are vim and emacs. It has lots of very powerful features, and it is the editor that some Moodle developers like to use. The information contained on the page should NOT be seen as relevant or reliable.Įclipse is an IDE originally designed for Java, but now with plugins for many languages including PHP. You can choose to run the installation in the background by clicking Run in Background.Warning: This page is no longer in use.
On the Review Licenses page, accept the terms of the license agreements and click Finish. On the next page, the features that will be installed are listed. For example, if you are using Eclipse Luna, choose Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse Luna.
You can choose to install OEPE, which includes all the features, or just the specific components you want.Ĭhoose the appropriate version of OEPE for the version of Eclipse you are using. The Marketplace returns all Oracle entries, such as OEPE, and Oracle Cloud Tools. In the Eclipse Marketplace dialog, search for Oracle. In Eclipse, choose Help > Eclipse Marketplace. If you want to install a specific version, install from the release repository. The Eclipse Marketplace only allows you to install the latest OEPE version for a given Eclipse platform.
On the Licenses page of the installer, review the licence terms and accept them.Ĭlick Install to download and install the versions of Eclipse and OEPE that you have specified. On the Components Page, choose the components that you want installed. If necessary, browse to another choose another Java version. The Java Location page displays the detected JVM. Move the capabilities you want to the Required Capabilities list, then select the Eclipse Version and OEPE version to install. If you are using Explore Available Versions Based on the Required Capabilities, the next page is the Versions Page. For more information, see "Choosing What to Install." On the Guidance Level of the installer, choose the level of guidance you want. On the Eclipse Location page of the installer, enter or browse to the location where you want to install OEPE. How to install using the Eclipse Installerįrom the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) web site at, launch the Eclipse Installer.