I'm a big fan of simpletest because it's what I know. It has excellent support for mocking and web-testing.
But I'm always scared of stagnating so any compelling arguments to switch would be appreciated.
PHPUnit is a framework independent library for unit testing PHP. Unit testing is a method by which small units of code are tested against expected results. Traditional testing tests an app as a whole meaning that individual components rarely get tested alone.
#3) PHPUnitIt is an open source testing tool used for PHP code. It is the most widely used framework for unit testing.
PHPUnit is a programmer-oriented testing framework for PHP. It is an instance of the xUnit architecture for unit testing frameworks. The currently supported versions are PHPUnit 9 and PHPUnit 8.
I don't think either is going away anytime soon. Simpletest is maintained by a small, but involved group of people.
PHPUnit seems to have a bigger userbase, which may count as an argument for switching. I'm quite happy with Simpletest though.
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