To convert your Ubuntu v14.04 into a powerhouse for PHP development , you need to install some developer tools from the rich set of available software packages. He (Maurits) made a top 10!
http://www.leaseweblabs.com/2014/04/10-developer-tools-install-ubuntu-14-04/
If you’re a php developer on ubuntu, there comes the time where you have to install/reinstall your system. He (DaRaFF) did it already a few times and i decided to write down the steps for a typical web developer stack with php.
http://gist.github.com/DaRaFF/3995789
The XAMPP http://www.apachefriends.org/index.html howto install is supposed to be portable and can be started and stoped easily when required. It also has different security settings and come ready configured with extra tools (includes perl). However it’s not good to use it for public web servers only for development and testing. The LAMP system (aka Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) howto includes the same basic compnonent (Apache, MySQL and PHP) can be more difficult to configure. It can be more secure, easier to update and can be used for public webserve
Bluefish is a powerful editor targeted towards programmers and webdevelopers, http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/features.html
Aptitude is no longer installed by default on the recent releases of the Ubuntu family. You have to install : jssudo apt-get install aptitude
Install bluefish : jssudo apt-get install bluefish sudo aptitude install bluefish
in general, to edit online files (ftp), use the gvfs installation : jssudo apt-get install gvfs
then mount like : jsgvfs-mount "ftp://anonymous@ftp.symantec.com/"
which appears at : 
unmount like : jsgvfs-mount -u "ftp://anonymous@ftp.symantec.com/"
is also curlftpfs http://askubuntu.com/a/168350
jEdit Is a mature programmer’s text editor with hundreds (counting the time developing plugins) of person-years of development behind it.
http://www.jedit.org/ jEdit - FTP Plugin jEdit - Plugin Central/
1-You need to set the JAVA_HOME environment variable
2-install ‘OpenJDK Java 6 runtime’ terminal > whereis java
ex. export JAVA_HOME=/usr/
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