PHPT VS PHPUnit

The PHP memory limit sets the maximum amount of memory that a single PHP script is allowed to use. It helps protect your server from crashing if a script gets out of control or is not well-optimized.

I prefer having the git source code so I can backtrace and learn from changelogs. Check the latest version, in my case php-8.4.10

You may have found a problem in PHP. This report can be saved and used to open an issue on the bug tracker at https://github.com/php/php-src/issues This gives us a better understanding of PHP's behavior. Do you want to save this report in a file? [Yn]: Report saved to: /home/rkc/.php/php-src/php_test_results_20250723_2157.txt

a link to the git commit(s): https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/168343d2e811fe0f2152d39a8f88557cc0b35c86

Free resources like W3Schools or PHP.net

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Before you start, make sure you have at least version 7.3 of PHP installed. Also, you need to have Composer installed.

PHP Foundation not only focuses on PHP core development but also does its best to ensure the growth of PHP's popularity. It is hard to discuss a language's future without considering how it is seen by new developers joining the market, or returning developers assessing if PHP would be a good choice. PHP.net is supposed to be the “face” of the language, so we started this discussion there:

PHPUnit: PHPUnit is the indispensable unit testing framework for PHP. Mastering it is not just about writing tests; it's about adopting a disciplined approach to development, ensuring code quality, and facilitating refactoring. It's fundamental for building robust and reliable backend systems. Explore PHPUnit

One of biggest advantages of Symfony is the support to do tests integrated with PHPUnit and with a functional kernel to do the bootstrap necessary for the tests.

PHPUnit is the de facto standard for PHP unit testing. It provides a framework for writing and running tests, helping developers quickly discover and fix errors. PHPUnit encourages developers to write testable code and adopt a test-driven development approach, resulting in higher-quality code and reduced chances of errors in production.

Before updating Api Platform, you should make sure that your Api Platform routes are fully covered by tests. You can define integration tests with PHPUnit, Behat or Pest, depending on the tool you’re most comfortable with.

PHP popular tools for testing: PHPUnit

PHPUnit: PHPUnit is a programmer-oriented testing framework for PHP. It is an instance of the xUnit architecture for unit testing frameworks. Extensions/tools: brianium/paratest: Parallel testing for PHPUnit johnkary/phpunit-speedtrap: Reports on slow-running tests in your PHPUnit test suite. robiningelbrecht/phpunit-pretty-print: Better PHPUnit CLI output with Collision roave/no-leaks: PHPUnit Plugin for detecting Memory Leaks in code and tests

We want to start migrating to Attributes because of the announcement made here that in PHPUnit 12 support for metadata in docblocks will be removed: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/4502

PHPUnit: PHPUnit PHPUnit is a testing framework for PHP. It enables developers to write unit tests, integration tests, and functional tests to verify the correctness of their code. It offers a wide range of assertions, test runners, and mocking capabilities. Documentation: Explore PHPUnit's capabilities and learn how to write effective tests in the official documentation: PHPUnit Repository

I really like how Pest PHP formats and outputs test results, but I still prefer to use PHPUnit. Luckily there's Collision. This package is designed to give you beautiful error reporting when interacting with your app through the command line.