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**Pest** is an elegant PHP Testing Framework with a focus on simplicity. It was carefully crafted to bring the joy of testing to PHP.
- Explore the docs: **[pestphp.com »](https://pestphp.com)**
- Follow us on Twitter: **[@pestphp »](https://twitter.com/pestphp)**
- Join us on the Discord Server: **[discord.gg/bMAJv82 »](https://discord.gg/bMAJv82)**
## Pest Sponsors
We would like to extend our thanks to the following sponsors for funding Pest development. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please visit the Nuno Maduro's [Sponsors page](https://github.com/sponsors/nunomaduro).
### Premium Sponsors
- **[Scout APM](https://scoutapm.com)**
- **[Akaunting](https://akaunting.com)**
Pest was created by **[Nuno Maduro](https://twitter.com/enunomaduro)** under the **[Sponsorware license](https://github.com/sponsorware/docs)**. It got open-sourced and is now licensed under the **[MIT license](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)**.