Tutorials

Writing Tests for PHP Source

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Sammy Kaye Powers, PHP core developer and host of PHP Roundtable, has created a six-part video series to walk users through every step of the process to write and contribute phpt tests. Each video is accompanied by a detailed post, complete with written instructions and links to resources.

01: Compiling PHP from source


02: Running the test suite


03: All about .phpt files


04: Debugging failed tests


05: Finding untested code


06: Submitting a PR to php-src