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
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/