---
name: "phpunit2"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "phpunit"
version: "3.2.16-1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/phpunit"
---

# phpunit2(1)

Unit testing suite for PHP

Part of [phpunit(1)](/phpunit/1.md).

## NAME

PHPUnit - Unit testing suite for PHP

## SYNOPSIS

**phpunit** \[*switches*\] *UnitTest* \[*UnitTest.php*\]

## DESCRIPTION

PHPUnit 3.2.5 by Sebastian Bergmann.

- **--log-json** \<file\>

  Log test execution in JSON format.

- **--log-tap** \<file\>

  Log test execution in TAP format to file.

- **--log-xml** \<file\>

  Log test execution in XML format to file.

- **--test-db-dsn** \<dsn\>

  DSN for the test database.

- **--test-db-log-rev** \<r\>

  Revision information for database logging.

- **--test-db-prefix** ...

  Prefix that should be stripped from filenames.

**--test-db-log-info** ... Additional information for database logging.

- **--testdox-html** \<file\>

  Write agile documentation in HTML format to file.

- **--testdox-text** \<file\>

  Write agile documentation in Text format to file.

- **--filter** \<pattern\>

  Filter which tests to run.

- **--group** ...

  Only runs tests from the specified group(s).

- **--exclude-group** ...

  Exclude tests from the specified group(s).

- **--loader** \<loader\>

  TestSuiteLoader implementation to use.

- **--repeat** \<times\>

  Runs the test(s) repeatedly.

- **--tap**

  Report test execution progress in TAP format.

- **--testdox**

  Report test execution progress in TestDox format.

- **--no-syntax-check**

  Disable syntax check of test source files.

- **--stop-on-failure**

  Stop execution upon first error or failure.

- **--verbose**

  Output more verbose information.

- **--wait**

  Waits for a keystroke after each test.

- **--skeleton**

  Generate skeleton UnitTest class for Unit in Unit.php.

- **--help**

  Prints this usage information.

- **--version**

  Prints the version and exits.

**--configuration** \<file\> Read configuration from XML file.

- **-d** key\[=value\]

  Sets a php.ini value.