In this guide, we will show you how to install PHPUnit in ubuntu systems.
PHPUnit is a programmer-oriented testing framework for PHP. It is an instance of the xUnit architecture for unit testing frameworks.
It provides a range of features and tools that make testing PHP code easier and faster and helps to ensure that the code is functioning as intended.
Install PHPUnit on Ubuntu-APT method
Follow the steps below to get started with PHPUnit :
- Update your Ubuntu system packages with running the below command:
sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y
- PHPUnit package is available on Ubuntu base repository. So You can install it via importing PPA repo as follows:
sudo apt install phpunit -y

Install phpunit Using apt-get
- Update apt database with
apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
- After updating apt database, We can install
phpunit
usingapt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install phpunit
- Verify that PHPUnit has been installed by running the following command:
phpunit --version

- For listing all options with phpunit, run the command below:
phpunit --help

Output:
PHPUnit 8.5.2 by Sebastian Bergmann and contributors.
Usage:
phpunit [options] UnitTest [UnitTest.php]
phpunit [options] <directory>
Code Coverage Options:
--coverage-clover <file> Generate code coverage report in Clover XML format
--coverage-crap4j <file> Generate code coverage report in Crap4J XML format
--coverage-html <dir> Generate code coverage report in HTML format
--coverage-php <file> Export PHP_CodeCoverage object to file
--coverage-text=<file> Generate code coverage report in text format [default: standard output]
--coverage-xml <dir> Generate code coverage report in PHPUnit XML format
--whitelist <dir> Whitelist <dir> for code coverage analysis
--disable-coverage-ignore Disable annotations for ignoring code coverage
--no-coverage Ignore code coverage configuration
--dump-xdebug-filter <file> Generate script to set Xdebug code coverage filter
Logging Options:
--log-junit <file> Log test execution in JUnit XML format to file
--log-teamcity <file> Log test execution in TeamCity format to file
--testdox-html <file> Write agile documentation in HTML format to file
--testdox-text <file> Write agile documentation in Text format to file
--testdox-xml <file> Write agile documentation in XML format to file
--reverse-list Print defects in reverse order
Test Selection Options:
--filter <pattern> Filter which tests to run
--testsuite <name> Filter which testsuite to run
--group <name> Only runs tests from the specified group(s)
--exclude-group <name> Exclude tests from the specified group(s)
--list-groups List available test groups
--list-suites List available test suites
--list-tests List available tests
--list-tests-xml <file> List available tests in XML format
--test-suffix <suffixes> Only search for test in files with specified suffix(es). Default: Test.php,.phpt
Test Execution Options:
--dont-report-useless-tests Do not report tests that do not test anything
--strict-coverage Be strict about @covers annotation usage
--strict-global-state Be strict about changes to global state
--disallow-test-output Be strict about output during tests
--disallow-resource-usage Be strict about resource usage during small tests
--enforce-time-limit Enforce time limit based on test size
--default-time-limit=<sec> Timeout in seconds for tests without @small, @medium or @large
--disallow-todo-tests Disallow @todo-annotated tests
--process-isolation Run each test in a separate PHP process
--globals-backup Backup and restore $GLOBALS for each test
--static-backup Backup and restore static attributes for each test
--colors=<flag> Use colors in output ("never", "auto" or "always")
--columns <n> Number of columns to use for progress output
--columns max Use maximum number of columns for progress output
--stderr Write to STDERR instead of STDOUT
--stop-on-defect Stop execution upon first not-passed test
--stop-on-error Stop execution upon first error
--stop-on-failure Stop execution upon first error or failure
--stop-on-warning Stop execution upon first warning
--stop-on-risky Stop execution upon first risky test
--stop-on-skipped Stop execution upon first skipped test
--stop-on-incomplete Stop execution upon first incomplete test
--fail-on-warning Treat tests with warnings as failures
--fail-on-risky Treat risky tests as failures
-v|--verbose Output more verbose information
--debug Display debugging information
--loader <loader> TestSuiteLoader implementation to use
--repeat <times> Runs the test(s) repeatedly
--teamcity Report test execution progress in TeamCity format
--testdox Report test execution progress in TestDox format
--testdox-group Only include tests from the specified group(s)
--testdox-exclude-group Exclude tests from the specified group(s)
--no-interaction Disable TestDox progress animation
--printer <printer> TestListener implementation to use
--order-by=<order> Run tests in order: default|defects|duration|no-depends|random|reverse|size
--random-order-seed=<N> Use a specific random seed <N> for random order
--cache-result Write test results to cache file
--do-not-cache-result Do not write test results to cache file
Configuration Options:
--prepend <file> A PHP script that is included as early as possible
--bootstrap <file> A PHP script that is included before the tests run
-c|--configuration <file> Read configuration from XML file
--no-configuration Ignore default configuration file (phpunit.xml)
--no-logging Ignore logging configuration
--no-extensions Do not load PHPUnit extensions
--include-path <path(s)> Prepend PHP's include_path with given path(s)
-d <key[=value]> Sets a php.ini value
--generate-configuration Generate configuration file with suggested settings
--cache-result-file=<file> Specify result cache path and filename
Miscellaneous Options:
-h|--help Prints this usage information
--version Prints the version and exits
--atleast-version <min> Checks that version is greater than min and exits
--check-version Check whether PHPUnit is the latest version
How to Remove (Uninstall) phpunit
- Remove phpunit APT Method
sudo apt autoremove phpunit --purge -y
- To uninstall phpunit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu , use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove phpunit
Conclusion
That’s it
Thanks.