Question

I am using ZeroMQ socket library in my web application. I have configured php.ini so Apache can use ZMQ but I dont know how phpunit can use it.

Dont phpunit use the same php.ini which apache uses?

In phpunit I get following error.

PHP Fatal error: Class 'ZMQContext' not found in /home/idlecool/checker/testcases/checkerTest.php on line 53

Answer 1

Which php.ini file is used for Apache and command-line generally depends on your Linux distribution ; if using Debian or Ubuntu, you’ll generally have :

• /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini for Apache
• and /etc/php5/cli/php.ini for command-line — and PHPUnit runs as a command-line application.

But note that quite often (it’s true on Ubuntu, by default), all .ini files from the /etc/php5/conf.d/ directory will be loaded in both Apache and CLI modes.

Which means that, if you want an extension to be loaded in both modes, you should create a .ini file in that directory, loading and configuring it.

For example, you could have a /etc/php5/conf.d/zmq.ini file, containing something like :

extension=zmq.so

(of course, you’ll have to put the name of the right .so file)