API Gen with NetBeans 7.2.1

The problem is the Netbeans installation doesn't know where your default PHP executable is. You will need to add the PHP path to Windows environment by following these steps:

• Unpack APIGen in a suitable location for personal preference
• Change to the PHP executable directory (for XAMPP in C it will look like C: \ xampp \ php
• Copy the location address to your window path
• Open the start menu and right click on Computer
• Select "Advanced System Preferences" on the left and click on "Environment" in the new window.
• In the second view of the list, check the entry "Path" and click "Edit"
• Place your cursor at the very end of the value field.
• Enter a half and paste the copied path in step 3, make sure your path ends with a backslash.
• Click ok and then restart Netbeans.
• Go to Options → PHP and then click "Search", now Netbeans can find your PHP executable.

To configure APIGen in netbeans,

• Go to Options -> PHP -> APIGen
• Find your extracted APIGen location and select the apigen.bat file.
• You can also add "-debug" after apigen.bat to get detailed error reports if something fails.

Your system should now be ready to create a document. The first time you create documentation, you will be prompted to select an output folder and documentation.