Laravel 5: PHPUnit and no code coverage driver available

Question

I would like to use PHPUnit to create code coverage reports. I have tried a lot of installation setups found on the web. But nothing seems to work out.

I use the lat

Answer 1

For windows users:

1) Download xdebug

2) Rename the file to _php_xdebug.dll_ and copy the file to the ext folder in your php installation e.g C:\Program Files (x86)\php\ext

3) Open your php.ini file. For me it’s available at C:\Program Files (x86)\php\php.ini.

4) Paste the below code at the bottom of the file.

zend_extension = php_xdebug.dll
xdebug.remote_enable = 1
xdebug.remote_handler = dbgp
xdebug.remote_host = localhost
xdebug.remote_autostart = 1
xdebug.remote_port = 9000
xdebug.show_local_vars = 1

Answer 2

To Reproduce, kindly follow the solution(s) below;

1. Steps to reproduce the behavior if you don't have Xdebug activated already:

   • Inside your project root directory open your CMD terminal and type php -i
   • A list of important information concerning your php will be listed in the CMD terminal
   • Copy and paste the output here https://xdebug.org/wizard
   • After you paste the output, click on the button Analyse my phpinfo() output to proceed
   • Follow the instructions to the latter after your redirect to the Summary page
   • After you are done with the installation, type php -v to confirm that Xdebug is activated successfully.

2. If you already have Xdebug activated, follow these steps get test coverage running;

   • Type ./vendor/bin/phpunit --coverage-html tests/coverage into the CMD terminal to generate the test coverage
   • After it is done with running the tests successfully, the coverage report of the tests will be in the project_dir/tests/coverage directory
   • Inside the project_dir/tests/coverage directory, click on the index.html file to open and view the general report of the project's phpunit test coverage

NB: I worked in Laravel ^6.0
Tested in Windows 10 environment but can be replicated in other environments