= CiviCRM Testing

Summary and expansion of the procedure outlined in the CiviCRM page [[http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRM/Setting+up+your+personal+testing+sandbox+HOWTO|Settings up your personal testing sandbox]].

1. Create DB {{{civicrm_tests_dev}}}
1. Create the test user with SUPER privileges.
1. cd /path-to/civicrm
1. mysql -u user -p -hhostname civicrm_tests_dev < sql/civicrm.mysql
1. mysql -u user -p -hhostname civicrm_tests_dev < sql/civicrm_generated.mysql
1. In the file {{{<path to civicrm>/tests/phpunit/CiviTest/civicrm.settings.local.php}}} add the line {{{define('CIVICRM_DSN', 'mysql://db_username:db_password@localhost/civicrm_tests_dev');}}}