PHP API Testing Practice Exam
PHP API Testing Practice Exam
About PHP API Testing Exam
The PHP API Testing Practice Exam evaluates your ability to design, automate, and maintain tests for RESTful and SOAP APIs using PHP. This exam measures your understanding of HTTP methods, request/response validation, test frameworks (PHPUnit, Guzzle), mocking techniques, security and performance testing, and CI integration. Passing demonstrates you can ensure API quality, reliability, and security in PHP projects.
Who should take the Exam?
- PHP developers building or maintaining APIs
- QA engineers focusing on backend testing
- DevOps and SRE professionals automating API validation
- Software testers expanding into API testing
- Technical leads responsible for API quality
- Anyone accountable for API reliability and security
Skills Required
- Basic to intermediate PHP programming knowledge
- Familiarity with HTTP, JSON, and XML formats
- Understanding of RESTful and SOAP service principles
- Ability to write and run PHPUnit tests
- Comfort with command‑line tools and Composer
Knowledge Gained
- Writing and executing automated API tests in PHP
- Validating request parameters and response structures
- Mocking external services using Guzzle and PHPUnit mocks
- Testing authentication, authorization, and error handling
- Measuring performance and load of API endpoints
- Generating and interpreting test reports in CI pipelines
- Maintaining a scalable and maintainable test suite
Course Outline
The PHP API Testing Practice Exam covers the following topics –
Domain 1 – Fundamentals of API Testing
- API types: REST vs. SOAP
- HTTP methods, status codes, headers
- JSON and XML payloads
Domain 2 – Setting Up PHP Testing Environment
- Installing PHPUnit, Guzzle, and dependencies
- Configuring Composer and autoloading
- Organizing test directories
Domain 3 – Writing Basic API Tests
- Sending HTTP requests and parsing responses
- Asserting status codes and response content
- Testing CRUD operations
Domain 4 – Advanced Testing Techniques
- Parameterized and data‑driven tests
- Mocking HTTP calls with Guzzle’s mock handler
- Dependency injection and stubs
Domain 5 – Security and Error Handling
- Testing authentication and token workflows
- Validating error responses and edge cases
- Rate limiting and throttling tests
Domain 6 – Performance and Load Testing
- Measuring response times and throughput
- Integrating tools like ApacheBench or JMeter
- Automated performance assertions
Domain 7 – Continuous Integration and Reporting
- Running tests in CI (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
- Generating code coverage and HTML reports
- Debugging and troubleshooting test failures
Domain 8 – Best Practices and Maintenance
- Writing reusable and maintainable test code
- Versioning test suites with API changes
- Refactoring and updating tests
