Netbeans as default IDE for php

["mtgcs2000" < >]

I had the same problem of going from Netbeans 7.0.1 -> Netbeans 7.1 and 
couldn't set .php files to open with netbeans any more. But I've found a fix!

Taken from: 
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7296853/how-to-associate-netbeans-ide-with-certain-file-extensions

I went to the path it mentions (open regedit, then go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT -> 
Applications -> netbeans.exe -> shell -> open -> command) and then in that 
command folder on the right hand side you will see (Default) REG_SZ and the 
path to your netbeans exe file. Simply change that path (By right clicking on 
the "(Default)" and clicking Modify) to:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\NetBeans 7.1\bin\netbeans.exe" "%1"

Or wherever you installed Netbeans if you didn't put it in the default 
directory. 

Then your php files should open with Netbeans 7.1 instead of the old version.