Syntax highlighting CakePHP using Eclipse

I’m still waiting for an Eclipse plugin for CakePHP so for now I’m settling with the available PHP syntax highlighting on eclipse. So far I had to define two file-types e.g. *.thtml (for 1.1.x.x) and *.ctp (for 1.2.x.x). Do the following steps for each file-type you want to be associated with the PHP-Editor:

1. Open your Eclipse workspace;
2. Click on Window | Preferences;
3. On the Preference Dialog expand the General node on the tree;
4. Click on Content-Types under General;
5. On the right panel under Content-Types, expand the Text node;
6. Select PHP Source under the Text node;
7. You’ll see the list of files associated on the list below e.g. File-Associations;
8. Click on the Add button and type the fie extension e.g. *.ctp under file-type;
9. Click on Ok to add the file-type;
10. Click on Ok to close the Preference Window;

If there’s a currently opened file (with the extension you added), it will not reflect syntax highlighting until you close and reopen the file. You’re all set!