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1 == MediaWiki PHPUnit Tests ==
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3 The unit tests for MediaWiki are implemented using the PHPUnit testing
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7 === WARNING ===
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9 Some of the unit tests are DESTRUCTIVE and WILL ALTER YOUR WIKI'S CONTENTS.
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11 DO NOT RUN THESE TESTS ON A PRODUCTION SYSTEM OR ON ANY SYSTEM WHERE YOU NEED
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15 == Installation ==
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17 If PHPUnit is not installed, follow the installation instructions in the
18 PHPUnit Manual at:
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20  http://www.phpunit.de/manual/current/en/installation.html
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22 - or -
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24 On Unix-like operating systems, run:
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26  make install
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29 == Running tests ==
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31 The tests are run from your operating system's command line.
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33 Ensure that you are in the tests/phpunit directory of your MediaWiki
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37 On Unix-like operating systems, the tests runs are controlled with a makefile.
38 Run command:
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40  make help
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42 for a full list of options for running tests.
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45 On Windows-family operating systems, run the 'run-tests.bat' batch file.
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48 === Writing tests ===
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50 A guide to writing unit tests for MediaWiki can be found at:
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52  http://mediawiki.org/wiki/Unit_Testing
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