PHPUnit Best Practices

Comprehensive testing best practices guide for PHPUnit applications, maintained by pentiminax. Contains 40 rules across 8 categories, prioritized by impact to guide automated test generation, refactoring, and code review.

When to Apply

Reference these guidelines when:

• Writing new PHPUnit test classes or test methods
• Reviewing test code for quality and consistency
• Refactoring existing test suites
• Configuring PHPUnit XML settings
• Setting up code coverage and test organization

Rule Categories by Priority