Title: Using PHP Unit and WP-CLI with WordPress Last modified: April 12, 2017 --- # Using PHP Unit and WP-CLI with WordPress * [Deryck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deryck/) * (@deryck) * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-php-unit-and-wp-cli-with-wordpress/) * Hi, I can’t make it work with WordPress. * I use: wp scaffold plugin test-plugin and all runs fine. * Then I use: bash bin/install-wp-tests.sh wp_test_plugin root localhost: 8889 (because is Mamp Pro) * the output: * ``` + install_wp + '[' -d /tmp/wordpress/ ']' + return + install_test_suite ++ uname -s + [[ Darwin == \D\a\r\w\i\n ]] + local 'ioption=-i .bak' + '[' '!' -d /tmp/wordpress-tests-lib ']' + '[' '!' -f wp-tests-config.php ']' + download https://develop.svn.wordpress.org/tags/4.7.3/wp-tests-config-sample.php /tmp/wordpress-tests-lib/wp-tests-config.php ++ which curl + '[' /usr/bin/curl ']' + curl -s https://develop.svn.wordpress.org/tags/4.7.3/wp-tests-config-sample.php ++ echo /tmp/wordpress/ ++ sed 's:/\+$::' + WP_CORE_DIR=/tmp/wordpress/ + sed -i .bak 's:dirname( __FILE__ ) . '\''/src/'\'':'\''/tmp/wordpress//'\'':' /tmp/wordpress-tests-lib/wp-tests-config.php + sed -i .bak s/youremptytestdbnamehere/wp_test_plugin/ /tmp/wordpress-tests-lib/wp-tests-config.php + sed -i .bak s/yourusernamehere/root/ /tmp/wordpress-tests-lib/wp-tests-config.php + sed -i .bak s/yourpasswordhere/root/ /tmp/wordpress-tests-lib/wp-tests-config.php + sed -i .bak 's|localhost|localhost:8889|' /tmp/wordpress-tests-lib/wp-tests-config.php + install_db + '[' false = true ']' + PARTS=(${DB_HOST//\:/ }) + local PARTS + local DB_HOSTNAME=localhost + local DB_SOCK_OR_PORT=8889 + local EXTRA= + '[' -z localhost ']' ++ echo 8889 ++ grep -e '^[0-9]\{1,\}$' + '[' 8889 ']' + EXTRA=' --host=localhost --port=8889 --protocol=tcp' + mysqladmin create wp_test_plugin --user=root --password=**** --host=localhost --port=8889 --protocol=tcp Warning: Using a password on the command line interface can be insecure. ``` * Then I ran: phpunit * The output: * ``` WordPress › Error

Error establishing a database connection

This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or we can’t contact the database server at localhost:8889. This could mean your host’s database server is down.

If you’re unsure what these terms mean you should probably contact your host. If you still need help you can always visit the WordPress Support Forums.

Running as single site... To run multisite, use -c tests/phpunit/multisite.xml Warning: mysqli_real_connect(): (HY000/2002): No such file or directory in /private/tmp/wordpress/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 1538 Deprecated: mysql_connect(): The mysql extension is deprecated and will be removed in the future: use mysqli or PDO instead in /private/tmp/wordpress/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 1568 Warning: mysql_connect(): No such file or directory in /private/tmp/wordpress/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 1568 wp_die called Message :

Error establishing a database connection

This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or we can’t contact the database server at localhost:8889. This could mean your host’s database server is down.

If you’re unsure what these terms mean you should probably contact your host. If you still need help you can always visit the WordPress Support Forums.

Title : Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /private/tmp/wordpress-tests-lib/includes/bootstrap.php:62) in /private/tmp/wordpress/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 1179 ``` * I can’t make phpunit work. * Any suggestion? * Regards Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) * [Arvind Kala](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arkala25/) * (@arkala25) * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-php-unit-and-wp-cli-with-wordpress/#post-9021762) * You have to set global variable WP_TESTS_DIR = and set the wp- tests-config.php file * If you are struggling with wordpress installation and PHPUNIT path, You can download wordpress from [https://develop.svn.wordpress.org/trunk/](https://develop.svn.wordpress.org/trunk/) * After this is setup, no need to run /bin/install-wp-tests.sh file. * You can now directly run the unit test cases using phpunit command in the plugin root. - This reply was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by [Arvind Kala](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arkala25/). * Thread Starter [Deryck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deryck/) * (@deryck) * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-php-unit-and-wp-cli-with-wordpress/#post-9022694) * Hi Arvin, * Thanks for your great help. With svn download, I can make it work. Anyway, I would like to finally understand what’s happening with the install-wp-tests.sh issue. * When you refer to WP_TEST_DIR you are talking about changing the path in line 15 in install-wp-tests.sh? * The wp-tests-config.php needs to be created manually? I ask because there is no such file in the folder after .sh file is launched. * Apologize for my complete ignorance on the subject. I’m trying to learn about this and understand perfectly the logic behind creating a test with the .sh file after scaffolding with wp-cli. Perhaps there is a tutorial about this or something you can recommend to me. * Best Regards. Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) The topic ‘Using PHP Unit and WP-CLI with WordPress’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [phpunit](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/phpunit/) * [wp-cli](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp-cli/) * In: [Developing with WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/wp-advanced/) * 2 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Deryck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deryck/) * Last activity: [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-php-unit-and-wp-cli-with-wordpress/#post-9022694) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics