To get PHPUnit & Zend_Test working with zend framework 1.8, follow these links:

For use with Zend Framework 1.8:
Set up a Zend Framework application using Zend_Application (including PHPUnit setup) mafflog

For use with versions before 1.8, view Matthew's post - this article is also a good overview, and it's an easy read:
Setting up your Zend_Test test suites - phly, boy, phly

For an example, as well as a more in-depth look at creating test cases:
tests/controllers/IndexControllerTest.php at b796ad0e5905e46b312a5b904a2a80c3ed8ff808 from weierophinney's pastebin - GitHub

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