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How to simulate HTTP Authentication in a Functional Test

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How to simulate HTTP Authentication in a Functional Test

If your application needs HTTP authentication, pass the username and password as server variables to createClient():

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$client = static::createClient(array(), array(
    'PHP_AUTH_USER' => 'username',
    'PHP_AUTH_PW'   => 'pa$$word',
));

You can also override it on a per request basis:

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$client->request('DELETE', '/post/12', array(), array(), array(
    'PHP_AUTH_USER' => 'username',
    'PHP_AUTH_PW'   => 'pa$$word',
));

When your application is using a form_login, you can simplify your tests by allowing your test configuration to make use of HTTP authentication. This way you can use the above to authenticate in tests, but still have your users login via the normal form_login. The trick is to include the http_basic key in your firewall, along with the form_login key:

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# app/config/config_test.yml
security:
    firewalls:
        your_firewall_name:
            http_basic:
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<!-- app/config/config_test.xml -->
<security:config>
    <security:firewall name="your_firewall_name">
      <security:http-basic />
   </security:firewall>
</security:config>
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// app/config/config_test.php
$container->loadFromExtension('security', array(
    'firewalls' => array(
        'your_firewall_name' => array(
            'http_basic' => array(),
        ),
    ),
));
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