Lessons: 13Length: 1.3 hours
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Newer releases of the target libraries used in this course have been published. For a more recent course on testing in PHP, why not watch our course: Automated Testing With PHP.

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PHP Testing Basics

Introduction

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Interested in learning how to get started testing your PHP applications? In this course, Andrew Perkins will teach you the very basics of testing in the PHP language. Learn what is needed to test PHP applications and why testing is important. Explore the differences between regular testing, test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD). Along the way, take a look at the various frameworks that are available, to make sure your PHP websites run just as you expected. And lastly, compare and contrast the different types of tests that you can run such as unit, functional, and acceptance tests.