1. Get a copy of the latest version of PHPUnit (PHPUnit 3.4.6 – 4 Jan 2010) from http://pear.phpunit.de/get/
2. Extract your folder to your Desktop.
3. Edit “phpunit.php” found in “PHPUnit-3.4.6/PHPUnit-3.4.6/“.
3.1. Scroll near to the bottom and replace “@php_bin@” with “/Applications/MAMP/bin/php5/bin/php“.
3.2. Save as “phpunit” (no extension) in “/usr/local/bin/“, or save to your Desktop, then copy to “/usr/local/bin/“.
3.3. Make the phpunit file executable by typing the following in the Terminal:
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/phpunit
4. Edit “PHP.php” found in “PHPUnit-3.4.6/PHPUnit-3.4.6/PHPUnit/Util/“.
4.1. Scroll about 3/4 near the bottom and replace “@php_bin@” with “/Applications/MAMP/bin/php5/bin/php“.
4.2. Save the file and copy the “PHPUnit-3.4.1/PHPUnit-3.4.1/PHPUnit” folder to “/usr/lib/php/“.
5. Test it out by making a test anywhere, here is some sample code you can plonk into “SampleTest.php“.
<?php
class SampleTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
public function testHowsit() {
$this->assertTrue(1 == 1);
}
}
?>
6. Open up your Terminal to where your test (SampleTest.php) is located.
7. Run the test using:
/usr/local/bin/phpunit SampleTest.php
You should see the following:
PHPUnit 3.4.6 by Sebastian Bergmann. . Time: 0 seconds, Memory: 5.75Mb OK (1 test, 1 assertion)
[Credit goes to TigerMunky at http://tmshweetness.blogspot.com/2009/10/manually-installing-phpunit-with-mamp.html]
