How to run single test method with phpunit?

Question

I am struggling to run a single test method named testSaveAndDrop in the file escalation/EscalationGroupTest.php with phpunit. I tried

Answer 1

I prefer marking the test in annotation as

/**
 * @group failing
 * Tests the api edit form
 */
public function testEditAction()

Then running it with

phpunit --group failing

No need to specify the full path in the command line, but you have to remember removing this before commit, not to clutter the code.

You may also specify several groups for a single test

/**
  * @group failing
  * @group bug2204 
  */
public function testSomethingElse()
{
}