Laravel phpUnit - php

Question

When I run
phpunit command it throws all info from phpunit help with PHPUnit 3.7.21 by Sebastian Bergmann. So I suggest it should work, but not yet;
when I run
phpunit ExampleTest.php
PHP Fatal error: Class 'Tests\TestCase' not found in C:\xampp7\htdocs\projects\heroes\tests\Feature\ExampleTest.php on line 8
In Laravel I've got 'tests' folder with
TestCase.php
<?php
namespace Tests;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\TestCase as BaseTestCase;
abstract class TestCase extends BaseTestCase
{
use CreatesApplication;
}
folder 'Feature' with
ExampleTest.php
<?php
namespace Tests\Feature;
use Tests\TestCase;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
class ExampleTest extends TestCase
{
/**
* A basic test example.
*
* #return void
*/
public function testBasicTest()
{
$response = $this->get('/');
$response->assertStatus(200);
}
}
and folder 'Unit'
In Laravel root folder I've got
composer.json
{
"name": "laravel/laravel",
"description": "The Laravel Framework.",
"keywords": ["framework", "laravel"],
"license": "MIT",
"type": "project",
"require": {
"php": "^7.1.3",
"fideloper/proxy": "^4.0",
"laravel/framework": "5.6.*",
"laravel/tinker": "^1.0",
"laravelcollective/html": "^5.4.0",
"laravelcollective/html": "~5.0"
},
"require-dev": {
"filp/whoops": "^2.0",
"fzaninotto/faker": "^1.4",
"mockery/mockery": "^1.0",
"nunomaduro/collision": "^2.0",
"phpunit/phpunit": "^7.0"
},
"autoload": {
"classmap": [
"database/seeds",
"database/factories"
],
"psr-4": {
"App\\": "app/"
}
},
"autoload-dev": {
"classmap": [
"tests/TestCase.php"
],
"psr-4": {
"Tests\\": "tests/"
}
},
"extra": {
"laravel": {
"dont-discover": [
]
}
},
"scripts": {
"post-root-package-install": [
"#php -r \"file_exists('.env') || copy('.env.example', '.env');\""
],
"post-create-project-cmd": [
"#php artisan key:generate"
],
"post-autoload-dump": [
"Illuminate\\Foundation\\ComposerScripts::postAutoloadDump",
"#php artisan package:discover"
]
},
"config": {
"preferred-install": "dist",
"sort-packages": true,
"optimize-autoloader": true
},
"minimum-stability": "dev",
"prefer-stable": true
}
I just simply need to start unit testing

Answer 1

It looks like your using phpunit installed globally in your system, which is super old and it is not connected with your project autoloading. You should use phpunit installed in your project by Composer:
vendor/bin/phpunit

Answer 2

When I run
vendor\bin\phpunit
It works, however It would be nice if somebody explained why

Answer 3

You can use this
./vendor/bin/phpunit
like this it will run phpunit from the root of your application

Answer 4

First install PHP Unit using this comand
composer require --dev phpunit/phpunit
After that check whether it is installed or not
./vendor/bin/phpunit --version
More Details visit - https://technicalguide.net/how-to-use-phpunit-in-laravel/