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How to install PHPUnit on Windows

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Note to self in case I need to do this again...

Commands assumes the PHP install is in C:\wamp\bin\php\php5.3.13 and that this path is already added to the PATH environment variable.

Install PEAR

  1. Download go-pear.phar and Save it as C:\wamp\bin\php\php5.3.13\pear\go-pear.phar.
  2. Open an elevated command prompt.
  3. Go to the PHP directory:
cd \wamp\bin\php\php5.3.13
  1. Install PEAR, pressing enter to accept defaults and Y to alter php.ini:
php .\pear\go-pear.phar
  1. Add environment variables:
start PEAR_ENV.reg

Install PhpUnit

  1. Make sure pear is fully up to date (should be if we just installed it):
pear upgrade-all
  1. Add pear channels:
pear channel-discover components.ez.no
pear channel-discover pear.phpunit.de
pear channel-discover pear.symfony.com
  1. Install PHPUnit with all dependencies:
pear install --alldeps phpunit/PHPUnit
  1. Verify installation by checking version:
phpunit --version