How To Install php-phpunit-PHPUnit on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-phpunit-PHPUnit on CentOS 7. php-phpunit-PHPUnit is The PHP Unit Testing framework

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-phpunit-PHPUnit on CentOS 7.

What is `php-phpunit-PHPUnit`

PHPUnit is a family of PEAR packages that supports the development of object-oriented PHP applications using the concepts and methods of Agile Software Development, Extreme Programming, Test-Driven Development and Design-by-Contract Development by providing an elegant and robust framework for the creation, execution and analysis of Unit Tests.

We can use yum or dnf to install php-phpunit-PHPUnit on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-phpunit-PHPUnit.

Install php-phpunit-PHPUnit on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install php-phpunit-PHPUnit using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install php-phpunit-PHPUnit

Install php-phpunit-PHPUnit on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install php-phpunit-PHPUnit using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install php-phpunit-PHPUnit

How To Uninstall php-phpunit-PHPUnit on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the php-phpunit-PHPUnit package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove php-phpunit-PHPUnit

References

php-phpunit-PHPUnit website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-phpunit-PHPUnit on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.