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Tools & Frameworks

Codeception: Full-Stack Testing Framework for PHP

Most PHP projects end up with three separate testing tools: PHPUnit for unit tests, something else for HTTP integration, and a browser automation library bolted on for end-to-end scenarios. Each tool has its own configuration format, its own runner, and its own reporting conventions. Codeception was built to

Tools & Frameworks

PHPUnit vs Pest: Which PHP Testing Framework Should You Use?

PHPUnit is the standard PHP testing framework. Pest is a modern alternative that wraps PHPUnit with a cleaner functional syntax. Both produce identical test results — the difference is entirely how you write tests. Pest is Laravel's default since v11. PHPUnit is the safe choice everywhere else. Key Takeaways

Integration Testing

PHP Integration Testing: Strategies and Tools Guide

Integration tests verify that PHP components work together: your service classes with a real database, your HTTP controllers with real routing, your external API clients against real or stubbed endpoints. This guide covers database integration testing with transactions, HTTP layer testing, testing with real queues and caches, and integrating with

Tools & Frameworks

Mockery PHP: Complete Mocking Guide for PHP Testing

Mockery is PHP's most powerful mocking library, popular in Laravel and Symfony ecosystems. It provides a fluent API for creating test doubles: mocks, stubs, spies, and partial mocks. This guide covers creating mocks, defining expectations with shouldReceive, argument matchers, mock verification, spies, and using Mockery with PHPUnit and

Tools & Frameworks

Pest PHP Testing Framework: Complete Tutorial

Pest is a modern PHP testing framework built on top of PHPUnit. It offers a simpler, more expressive syntax with test(), it(), and expect() — inspired by Jest and RSpec. Pest is Laravel's default testing framework since Laravel 11. This guide covers setup, writing tests, datasets, architecture testing, and

Tools & Frameworks

Laravel Testing Guide: PHPUnit and Pest for Laravel Applications

Laravel ships with a complete testing setup: PHPUnit configured, database factories, HTTP test helpers, and Artisan commands to generate tests. Feature tests let you make real HTTP requests to your application without a running server. This guide covers unit tests, feature tests, database testing, facade mocking, queue/event faking, and

Tools & Frameworks

PHPUnit Guide: Complete Tutorial for PHP Unit Testing

PHPUnit is the standard testing framework for PHP. Every major PHP framework — Laravel, Symfony, WordPress — uses or supports PHPUnit. This guide covers installation, writing test classes, assertions, test doubles (mocks, stubs, spies), data providers, exception testing, code coverage, and CI integration. Key Takeaways PHPUnit test classes extend TestCase and methods