# Codeception

Full-stack testing framework for PHP that writes acceptance, functional and unit tests in a BDD-inspired style.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/codeception/
Last reviewed: 2026-11-04
Listed since: 2026-11-04

## Record

### Links

- home: https://codeception.com/
- repository: https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception
- docs: https://codeception.com/docs/Introduction
- plugins: https://codeception.com/addons
- x: https://twitter.com/codeception
- forum: https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/discussions

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: Michael Bodnarchuk
- maintainerType: individual
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: 2011
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: testing
- hosting: not applicable
- language: php
- runtime: php
- runtimeMin: php 8.2
- basedOn: phpunit

### Content

- contentStore: not applicable
- databases: not applicable
- adminUi: not applicable
- headlessApi: not applicable
- templating: not applicable
- i18n: not applicable

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: unknown
- renderingModes: not applicable
- installMethod: composer require

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: MIT

### Releases

- currentMajor: 5
- latestReleaseDate: 2026-10-03

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 4852
- packagistDownloads: 96824737
- npmWeeklyDownloads: not applicable
- contributors: 346
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: 1910687
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: 17322
- dependentPackages: 3110

### Sources

- urls: https://codeception.com/ (read 2026-11-04)
- urls: https://api.github.com/repos/Codeception/Codeception (read 2026-11-04)
- urls: https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/main/readme.md (read 2026-11-04)
- maintainer: https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/main/LICENSE (read 2026-11-04)
- maintainerType: https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/main/LICENSE (read 2026-11-04)
- language: https://api.github.com/repos/Codeception/Codeception (read 2026-11-04)
- firstRelease: https://api.github.com/repos/Codeception/Codeception/commits/1.0.1 (read 2026-11-04)
- runtime: https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/5.3.7/composer.json (read 2026-11-04)
- runtimeMin: https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/5.3.7/composer.json (read 2026-11-04)
- basedOn: https://codeception.com/ (read 2026-11-04)
- urls: https://codeception.com/addons (read 2026-11-04)
- installMethod: https://codeception.com/install (read 2026-11-04)
- installMethod: https://codeception.com/install (read 2026-11-04)
- license: https://api.github.com/repos/Codeception/Codeception (read 2026-11-04)
- licenseModel: https://api.github.com/repos/Codeception/Codeception (read 2026-11-04)
- currentMajor: https://api.github.com/repos/Codeception/Codeception/releases/latest (read 2026-11-04)
- latestReleaseDate: https://api.github.com/repos/Codeception/Codeception/releases/latest (read 2026-11-04)
- packagistDownloads: https://packagist.org/packages/codeception/codeception.json (read 2026-11-04)
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: https://packagist.org/packages/codeception/codeception.json (read 2026-11-04)
- githubStargazers: https://api.github.com/repos/Codeception/Codeception (read 2026-11-04)
- contributors: https://api.github.com/repos/Codeception/Codeception/contributors (read 2026-11-04)
- dependentPackages: https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/packagist.org/packages/codeception%2Fcodeception (read 2026-11-04)
- dependentRepos: https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/packagist.org/packages/codeception%2Fcodeception (read 2026-11-04)

## Notes

Codeception is a testing framework for PHP that covers acceptance, functional and unit tests, and describes tests in a BDD-inspired syntax. It is built on top of PHPUnit and can run PHPUnit tests. Its modules can drive a browser through Selenium WebDriver or send HTTP requests with PhpBrowser, and tests can run inside a PHP framework, so the application runs without a web server in front of it. The bootstrap command creates a test directory with default suites, and the suites run from the command line. The [documentation](https://codeception.com/docs/Introduction) describes the modules and the framework integrations.

## Worth knowing

The PHAR download line on the install page names a lower PHP minimum than the package manifest of the latest release requires.

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