How do I run "php phpunit.phar" CLI from anywhere?

Question

I just installed phpunit.phar and am trying to set it up. What I am trying to do is to put phpunit.phar in a path so that I can run it from anywhere directly from the php cli. At this point, it is in my include_path and I can include it within a script from anywhere. But, what I think I need to do is run it from the cli "php phpunit.phar".

Is this doable or is it even appropriate?

Answer 1

I think that the phpunit.phar just need to be in your path variable. Or write a small script which is located in /usr/bin with this content:

#!/bin/sh
php /path/to/phpunit.phar

Answer 2

if you are using windows

1. create bat file named phpunit.bat
2. past the below line
3. keep the file any where you want
4. set the path variable on windows

%~dp0php.exe %~dp0pharcommand.phar %*

Now you can run on cmd prompt

phpunit --v

Answer 3

This is no longer necesssary, according to http://phpunit.de/getting-started.html. You can simply rename phpunit.phar to phpunit, chmod it executable, and put it in your path (usually /usr/local/bin) and it should automatically detect the interpreter directive.

Answer 4

You can run it from everywhere. Just give the correct path:

/usr/share/pear/exec/phpunit.phar -c app