Jcx.Software announced the availability of VS.Php 2.4 for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. This is the new edition to the VS.Php family of products. VS.Php users that are planning to upgrade to Visual Studio 2008 should upgrade to this edition. VS.Php 2.4 continues to be providing unique value to PHP developers. This release includes support for both XDebug and DBG debugging engines.

Jcx.Software founder, J. Rivera explains: "VS.Php for Visual Studio 2008 is an exciting release because it continues to show how the innovation on the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE) adds value to PHP developers. Jcx.Software is committed to making PHP a first class citizen in Visual Studio 2008. Visual Studio along with Eclipse are the only two real development platforms for developers that offer a wide range of tools and languages. Visual Studio with VS.Php provides a very compelling offering for PHP developers to enjoy the performance of Visual Studio and its usability and productivity features."

"With this announcement, Jcx.Software continues to add value to the PHP and Visual Studio community," said Brian Goldfarb, group product manager in the Developer Platform & Tools Team at Microsoft Corp. "By utilizing the new features in Visual Studio 2008, PHP developers can build and deploy PHP applications faster and with a higher quality."

VS.Php 2.4 also added the Website copy feature. This feature lets you drag and drop files from the server to the client and vice versa. The Website copy feature is a great complement to the existing deployment module in VS.Php. Developers can easily keep their local copy of their application in sync with changes made on the remote server. It also provides the ability to deploy only the files you want by using the simple drag and drop interface.