PHPT Support

If you are working on a custom PHP extension or want to contribute to the PHP core, you can test your code by using .phpt tests. These tests are written in PHP and comprise a set of PHP scripts and additional information divided into sections.

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PHPT tests serve for testing the PHP interpreter itself. For details on getting started with .phpt files and testing the PHP core source code in general, see qa.php.net. For details on testing actual PHP code in PhpStorm, see Generate PHP tests.

At the bare minimum, a PHPT test must contain the TEST, FILE, and EXPECT sections.

--TEST--
A basic test
--FILE--
<?php
$string = "Hello World!";
var_dump($string);
?>
--EXPECT--
string(12) "Hello World!"

Completion for PHPT section names

PhpStorm will highlight the PHPT sections in a .phpt file, and provide you with auto-completion Ctrl+Space for their names:

Code injection in PHPT sections

PhpStorm will automatically inject the PHP language inside the FILE, SKIPIF, FILEEOF, CLEAN sections, and the INI language — inside the INI and ENV sections:

Code navigation in PHPT sections

In _EXTERNAL sections, such as FILE_EXTERNAL or EXPECT_EXTERNAL, you can navigate to the referenced file. Position the caret at the reference and press Ctrl+B. Alternatively, Ctrl+Click the referenced file to open it in the editor.