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Learn how to use Codeception framework to configure and run your PHP automation testing scripts on the LambdaTest platform
Before you begin automation testing with Selenium and Codeception, you would need to:
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Make sure that you have the latest PHP installed on your system. You can download and install PHP using following commands in the terminal:
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MacOS: Previous versions of MacOS have PHP installed by default. But for the latest MacOS versions starting with Monterey, PHP has to be downloaded and installed manually by using below commands:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)" brew install php -
Windows:
sudo apt-get install curl libcurl3 libcurl3-dev php
Note: For Windows, you can download PHP from here. Also, refer to this documentation for ensuring the accessibility of PHP through Command Prompt(cmd).
Note: To use the composer command directly, it either should have been downloaded in the project directory or should be accessible globally which can be done by the command below(if not executed already as per composed download page steps):
mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composerStep 1: Clone the LambdaTest Codeception-selenium-sample repository and navigate to the code directory as shown below:
git clone https://github.com/LambdaTest/codeception-selenium-sample
cd codeception-selenium-sampleStep 2: Install the composer dependencies in the current project directory using the command below:
composer installMake sure you have your LambdaTest credentials with you to run test automation scripts. You can get these credentials from the LambdaTest Automation Dashboard or by your LambdaTest Profile.
Step 3: Set LambdaTest Username and Access Key in environment variables.
- For Linux/macOS:
export LT_USERNAME="YOUR_USERNAME" export LT_ACCESS_KEY="YOUR ACCESS KEY"- For Windows:
set LT_USERNAME="YOUR_USERNAME" set LT_ACCESS_KEY="YOUR ACCESS KEY"Test Scenario: Check out the sample acceptance FirstCest.php file. This Codeception Selenium script tests a sample to-do list app by marking couple items as done, adding a new item to the list and finally displaying the count of pending items as output.
Step 4: Refer to the acceptance.yml file to update your test capabilities.
Notice the declaration of class name “AcceptanceTester”. We used this class to specify test configuration, port number, browser name, browser version and other desired capabilities.
Note: You can generate capabilities for your test requirements with the help of Desired Capability Generator.
Step 5: The tests can be executed in the terminal using the following command:
./vendor/bin/codecept run --stepsYour test results would be displayed on the test console (or command-line interface if you are using terminal/cmd) and on LambdaTest Automation Dashboard.
You can test your locally hosted or privately hosted projects with LambdaTest Selenium grid using LambdaTest Tunnel. All you would have to do is set up an SSH tunnel using tunnel and pass toggle tunnel = True via desired capabilities. LambdaTest Tunnel establishes a secure SSH protocol based tunnel that allows you in testing your locally hosted or privately hosted pages, even before they are live.
Refer our LambdaTest Tunnel documentation for more information.
Here’s how you can establish LambdaTest Tunnel.
Download the binary file of:
Open command prompt and navigate to the binary folder.
Run the following command:
LT --user {user’s login email} --key {user’s access key}So if your user name is lambdatest@example.com and key is 123456, the command would be:
LT --user lambdatest@example.com --key 123456Once you are able to connect LambdaTest Tunnel successfully, you would just have to pass on tunnel capabilities in the code shown below :
Tunnel Capability
$capability = array(
"LT:Options" => array(
"username" => "LT_USERNAME",
"accessKey" => "LT_ACCESS_KEY",
"tunnel" => true,
)
);
- Advanced Configuration for Capabilities
- How to test locally hosted apps
- How to integrate LambdaTest with CI/CD
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