PHP developers who need to write tests for their applications
QA engineers with a background of PHP who need to write automated tests for an application written in PHP
Objectives:
Be able to write unit, integration and system tests in PHP.
Use the testing frameworks of PHP.
Be able to add tests to an existing application.
Allow writing both black box and white box tests.
Course format
The regular length of the course is 16 academic hours including about 50% time for hands-on exercises.
It is usually given in 2 days (9:00-17:00) but it can be spread to a longer period.
Prerequisites:
At least 6 month experience as a PHP programmer
or taking an introductory PHP course prior to this class.
Content
First we'll learn about the basic tools of testing and the test frameworks available
in PHP (PHPUnit, SimpleTest).
Then, we'll expand our set of tools in order to test in more interesting ways.
The test will cover unit, integration, system and even acceptance testing
with both white- and black-box testing in mind.
Topics covered in the training include an introduction to the
SimpleTest and PHPUnit
testing frameworks, using mock objects, testing existing code,
TDD - Test Driven development
Detailed Syllabus:
Introduction to testing, why, when, who and how ?
Understanding the basic tasks of the QA engineer
Introduction to SimpleTest
Introduction to PHPUnit
Reporting framework
Introduction to TAP - the Test Anything Protocol
Extending the testing framework
Setting up continuous integration (smoke testing)
Testing web applications using the command line
Testing already existing application
Several ways to refactor code
Web 2.0 application testing
Selenium
Testing the database
Testing files
Introduction to Extreme Programming and Test Driven Development
