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Programmer-oriented testing framework for PHP. Version 13.4.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-11-02. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install phpunit.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install phpunit

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add phpunit

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Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install phpunit

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Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#phpunit

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Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install phpunit13

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overview

Package summary

Programmer-oriented testing framework for PHP

Commands and aliases

  • phpunit

history

Project history and usage

PHPUnit is Sebastian Bergmann's programmer-oriented testing framework and command-line test runner for PHP.

Project history

Sebastian Bergmann created PHPUnit in 2001. It was initially developed in PHP's CVS and released through PEAR, moved to the project's Subversion server in 2006, and moved to GitHub in 2009. PEAR ceased being the preferred installation mechanism as Composer and signed PHAR releases became the normal choices.

Adoption history

PHPUnit became the standard xUnit-style testing foundation for PHP projects and is described by its maintainer as the ecosystem's most widely used testing framework. Its distribution shifted from PEAR toward project-local Composer dependencies and signed PHAR archives as PHP packaging conventions changed.

How it is used

Developers write test case classes and assertions, organize them into suites, and invoke a project-local `phpunit` command. XML configuration defines suites and runner behavior; Composer or a signed PHAR is preferred over a global operating-system package.

Why package nerds care

PHPUnit tracks the evolution of PHP packaging itself: development began in PHP's CVS, releases moved through PEAR and a project-hosted Subversion repository, and source development later moved to GitHub. Modern users must deliberately match PHPUnit and PHP generations, which makes project-local dependency management especially important.

Timeline

  • 2001: PHPUnit development began in PHP's CVS with releases distributed through PEAR.
  • 2006: Development moved to svn.phpunit.de.
  • 2009: Development moved to GitHub.
  • 2012: PHPUnit 3.7 introduced installation choices beyond PEAR.
  • 2014: The project formally retired PEAR as its installation method.

Related projects

  • Composer manages PHPUnit as a project-local development dependency.
  • PHIVE installs and cryptographically verifies PHPUnit's signed PHAR releases.
  • PHP's command-line interpreter executes PHPUnit and the tests it runs.

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Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.

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Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
./phpunit.xml./phpunit.xml.dist

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phpunitcliglobal executable

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page generated2026-11-04
manager version13.4.6
manager updated2026-11-02
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://phpunit.de

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install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:phpunit
Version13.4.6
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/phpunit
Homepagehttps://phpunit.de
Upstream docshttps://phpunit.de
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
Source archivehttps://phar.phpunit.de/phpunit-13.4.6.phar
Last updated2026-11-02T08:46:11Z
Pulseupdated
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

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Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namephpunit
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
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Debian apt95%

phpunit 11.5.19-1+deb13u1

Unit testing suite for PHP

https://phpunit.de/

sudo apt install phpunit
  • Section: php
  • Architecture: all
  • 24 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Phpunit
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: phpunit from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

phpunit

nix profile install nixpkgs#phpunit
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Phpunit
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ph/phpunit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

phpunit 9.6.17-1

Unit testing suite for PHP

https://phpunit.de/

sudo apt install phpunit
  • Section: universe/web
  • Architecture: all
  • 25 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Phpunit
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: phpunit from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

phpunit 11.5.55-r0

The PHP Unit Testing framework

https://phpunit.de/

sudo apk add phpunit
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: phpunit
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Phpunit
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: phpunit from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

phpunit13 13.3.2-1.fc46

The PHP Unit Testing framework version 13

https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit

sudo dnf install phpunit13
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: phpunit13
  • 12 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Phpunit
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: phpunit13 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/652278618dec9c023176a80c435a32a2c8154869fb0eb662c267a54df28d77d9-primary.xml.zst

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