Feature spotlight: PHP Unit

PHPUnit is a popular programmer-oriented testing framework for PHP. You can use it to test your code before the deployment so that you know the copy on your server is free of errors.

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Configuring tests and delivery with Buddy

There's still a wide range of developers who haven't heard or don't know how to introduce Continuous Integration to their process. Buddy lets you set up the whole workflow in 10-15 minutes (either through GUI or YAML) and easily scale and expand once your projects grow bigger.

1. Create a new project, choose your Git provider, and select your PHP repository.
2. Add a new pipeline and switch the trigger mode to On every push
3. Add PHPUnit action. You can install any missing modules in the Packages & Setup tab
4. Add FTP/SFTP file transfer action and configure your deployment

This way every time you'll make a push to the selected branch, Buddy will automatically test and deploy the changes to the server + run the desired SSH commands:

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If your tests require a database to run, eg. MySQL, you can easily activate them in the Services tab:

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A good practice is to add a conditional notification in the end that will send you a message in case the tests or the deployment have failed, for example to your Slack channel:

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Summary

If you'd like to learn more about using Buddy in PHP development, check out our guides on automating PHP dependencies and Wordpress themes with Buddy.

Happy coding!