Why don't I see my TODOs for my PHP files in Eclipse?

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I ran into this issue in PDT, I just wanted to put the answer up in case someone else did too.

Nooooooooo make your answer an answer below in "Answer your question" (please) — Dave, Oct 01 '11 at 01:00

score 15 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 16 '11 at 07:32

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I ran into this issue in PDT, I just wanted to put the answer up in case someone else did too.

ANSWER * Although PHP doesn't really need to compile in your IDE, you need to "build" your project for TODO tags to be automatically added as tasks. If you enable Project->"Build Automatically" in Eclipse your TODOs will always become tasks upon saving your file.

answered Nov 16 '11 at 07:32

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To be clear, "Project" -> "Build Automatically" is a menu option, not a project setting. I was right-clicking on the project in the PHP Explorer panel, choosing "Properties" from the context menu, and wondering why I didn't see the option. Also, the "Build Automatically" option appears to be global, i.e., it cannot be set on a per-project basis. – Ben Johnson Jul 14 '15 at 16:57
@BenJohnson - THANK YOU. – Greeso Aug 06 '15 at 07:21

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 13 '13 at 16:49

To get this to work for me (using Eclipse with the Aptana plugin) I had to enable "PHP" as a Project Nature in my project properties, under Project | Properties | Project Natures

I had it set to "Web" and I was only getting TODOs from my Javascript files.

Why don't I see my TODOs for my PHP files in Eclipse?

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