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Learning PHP 7

You're reading from   Learning PHP 7 Build powerful real-life web applications in a simple way using PHP7 and its ecosystem.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785880544
Length 414 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Antonio L Zapata (GBP) Antonio L Zapata (GBP)
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Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Setting Up the Environment 2. Web Applications with PHP FREE CHAPTER 3. Understanding PHP Basics 4. Creating Clean Code with OOP 5. Using Databases 6. Adapting to MVC 7. Testing Web Applications 8. Using Existing PHP Frameworks 9. Building REST APIs 10. Behavioral Testing Index

Chapter 7. Testing Web Applications

We are pretty sure you have heard the term "bug" when speaking about applications. Sentences such as "We found a bug in the application that…" followed by some very undesirable behavior are more common than you think. Writing code is not the only task of a developer; testing it is crucial too. You should not release a version of your application that has not been tested. However, could you imagine having to test your entire application every time you change a line? It would be a nightmare!

Well, we are not the first ones to have this issue, so, luckily enough, developers have already found a pretty good solution to this problem. In fact, they found more than one solution, turning testing into a very hot topic of discussion. Even being a test developer has become quite a common role. In this chapter, we will introduce you to one of the approaches of testing your code: unit tests.

In this chapter, you will learn about...

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