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By calebporzio · VS Code Marketplace · Other

A better PHPUnit test runner

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 20, 2026

Better PHPUnit has 220,808 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #1416 of 2,501 tracked listings.

Installs
220,808
Official API · Oct 20, 2026
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Rank
#1416
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.60 / 5 from 10 ratings

About Better PHPUnit

Better PHPUnit

Better PHPUnit is the most popular, cleanest, and fastest PHPUnit runner for VS Code.

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Run a test method:

  • Place your cursor in/on the method you want to run
  • Open the command menu: cmd+shift+p
  • Select: Better PHPUnit: run

Run a test file:

  • Open the command menu: cmd+shift+p
  • Select: Better PHPUnit: run-file

Run the entire suite:

  • Open the command menu: cmd+shift+p
  • Select: Better PHPUnit: run suite

Run the previous test:

  • Open the command menu: cmd+shift+p
  • Select: Better PHPUnit: run previous

Features:

  • Color output!
  • Run individual methods by placing your cursor anywhere in/on the method
  • Test failures are displayed in the "Problems" panel for quick access

Note: this plugin registers "tasks" to run phpunit, not a command like other extensions. This makes it possible to leverage the problem output and color terminal.

Keybindings:

{
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+r",
    "command": "better-phpunit.run"
},
{
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+f",
    "command": "better-phpunit.run-file"
},
{
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+p",
    "command": "better-phpunit.run-previous"
}

Config:

{
    "better-phpunit.commandSuffix": null, // This string will be appended to the phpunit command, it's a great place to add flags like '--stop-on-failure'
    "better-phpunit.phpunitBinary": null // A custom phpunit binary. Ex: 'phpunit', '/usr/local/bin/phpunit'
    "better-phpunit.suiteSuffix": null // Specify options to appended only to the 'run suite' command, for example add options like '--testsuite unit' or '--coverage --coverage-xml'.
}

Running tests over ssh (For VMs like Laravel Homestead):

{
    "better-phpunit.ssh.enable": true,
    "better-phpunit.ssh.paths": {
        "/your/local/path": "/your/remote/path"
    },
    "better-phpunit.ssh.user": "user",
    "better-phpunit.ssh.host": "host",
    "better-phpunit.ssh.port": "22"
    "better-phpunit.ssh.binary": "putty -ssh"
}

Running tests in already running Docker containers:

{
    "better-phpunit.docker.enable": true,
    "better-phpunit.docker.command": "docker exec container-name",
    "better-phpunit.docker.paths": {
        "/your/local/path": "/your/remote/path"
    },
}

Running tests with Docker Compose, starting up a service and removing the container when finished:

{
    "better-phpunit.docker.enable": true,
    "better-phpunit.docker.command": "docker-compose run --rm service-name",
    "better-phpunit.docker.paths": {
        "/your/local/path": "/your/remote/path"
    },
}

Note: For running Docker over a SSH session just use both options ssh.enable and docker.enable combined.

Wish List:

  • Handling PHP fatal and parser errors
  • A sidebar panel for managing errors
  • Re-run failures

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • keybindings

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Adoption over time

Better PHPUnit installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 220,808 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.Better PHPUnitInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days220,808installs220.7K220.7K220.7K220.8K220.8K220.8K220.8KJul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Better PHPUnit installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 220,808 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

Better PHPUnit installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.Better PHPUnitInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace220,808installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
Better PHPUnit installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

Better PHPUnit VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1416 (by installs).Better PHPUnitVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1416current rank#1414#1415#1416#1417#1418Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
Better PHPUnit VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1416 (by installs).

Ratings over time

Better PHPUnit ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 10 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.Better PHPUnitRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days10ratings99.51010.511Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Better PHPUnit ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 10 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,252 shown · page 71, #16 (overall #1,416)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Other761 listings · 39 pages · page 21, #10 (overall #410)
Other: every listing in installs order

Filled points are observed values; hollow points come from Internet Archive snapshots of the listing page. Dashed segments span periods with no observations — values between points are not interpolated.

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Recent observations

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Recent installs observations for Better PHPUnit
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Data source

Install counts, average rating, and rating counts come from the public Visual Studio Marketplace gallery API. Installs are cumulative and exclude updates.

Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=calebporzio.better-phpunit. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.