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Test data generation for MySQL

In: data|mysql|testing

generating test data for mysql

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Tags: data

Debugging HTTP traffic using Fiddler

In: microsoft|testing|tools

debugging http traffic using Microsoft fiddler

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Tags: proxy

Benchmarking server performance with http_load

In: testing|tools

Recently due to increased traffic on my site the server was taking a while to return pages, many times timing out the request. I was thinking of shifting my hosting with another provider, but before I could do that I first needed to test the load the present server could take. What I needed was [...]

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Tags: benchmarking, performance

Detecting duplicate code in PHP files

In: testing|tools

Duplicated code in projects is a frequent thing and also the one ripe for factoring out in a new class or function. Cut/Paste coding is a common development practice among programmers, a lot of which can lead to code size increase and maintenance nightmares. PHPCPD (php copy paste detector) is a PEAR tool that makes [...]

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Tags: testing, tools

Selenium IDE Tutorial – Part 2

In: php|testing|tutorial

In part 1 of this tutorial you have seen how to write a simple web test using Selenium. In this part we will see how to use the test generated using the IDE with Selenium RC and PHPUnit.