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phpstorm codeception

Running Codeception Tests in PhpStorm

Choose the Run > Edit Configurations... menu item.
- Alternatively, you can also find the Edit Configurations... option in the dropdown located on the PhpStorm toolbar, near the Run button (has green "play" icon).
Click the + icon, and add a new PHP Script configuration
Name it something like Codeception or Codeception Unit based on how you intend to configure the run.
In the File: field, provide a link to the codecept phar file. e.g. /Users/mikemclin/Sites/kd-app/private/vendor/bin/codecept.
In the Arguments: field, provide whatever commands you want codecept to run. Here are a few examples:
- run - Run all tests
- run unit - Run unit test suite
- run acceptance - Run acceptance test suite
- run path/to/specific/tests - Run tests only in this directory
- See Codeception: Running Tests for more solutions
In the Custom working directory: field, provide your app's root directory. e.g. /Users/mikemclin/Sites/kd-app

First, make sure the your Codeception configuration is the current configuration for the PhpStorm Run tool
- You can select it from the dropdown located on the PhpStorm toolbar, near the Run button (has green "play" icon).
- Alternatively, you can choose Run > Run... from the menu.
Now, you can run your tests
- Click the Run button (has green "play" icon) on the PhpStorm toolbar
- Alternatively, you can choose Run > Run 'Codeception' (or whatever you named your config) from the menu.
- The keyboard shortcut is ctrl + r