Overview

TestHelper adds a browseable developer backend at /test-helper for your CakePHP app, collecting several day-to-day tools in one place.

TIP

Everything here is a development aid — mount it behind your admin/dev gate. See Configuration for the authorization and back-link options.

Tools

Tool	What it does
Association vs DB Audit	Compare declared associations against the real database foreign keys, with copy-paste fixes
SQL to Query Builder	Convert raw SQL into CakePHP Query Builder code
Test Runner	Run tests and view results/coverage in the backend; bake missing test files
Fixture Check	Compare fixtures against the live DB schema
URL Tools	Generate URL arrays from string URLs (reverse lookup)
Plugin Info	Inspect plugins, their hooks, and suggested improvements
Custom Linter Tasks	Project-specific code-quality checks via bin/cake linter

Requirements

• PHP 8.2+
• CakePHP 5.1+

Installation

composer require --dev dereuromark/cakephp-test-helper

Load the plugin (development only):

// src/Application.php
public function bootstrap(): void
{
    parent::bootstrap();

    if (Configure::read('debug')) {
        $this->addPlugin('TestHelper');
    }
}

Then browse to /test-helper.

See Configuration for the available options and Troubleshooting if something doesn't render.