Topic: Testing

All the articles about "Testing".

• I Tried Laravel Shift's Test Generator

  21 Mar, 2026

  What happened when I ran Laravel Shift's Test Generator on a Laravel 13 codebase with Pest 4. What it generated, what broke, and what was actually useful.

• Why Laravel Uses a Separate Testing Database (And How It Works)

  8 Mar, 2026

  Why every Laravel test failed with "Unknown database 'testing'", what the testing database actually does, and how LazilyRefreshDatabase keeps your real data safe.