diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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+++ b/.travis.yml
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+language: php 
+php: 
+ - 5.3
+
+before_script:
+ - ./tests/travis/before_script ~/builds/ss 
+
+script: 
+ - phpunit
diff --git a/tests/travis/_ss_environment.php b/tests/travis/_ss_environment.php
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+++ b/tests/travis/_ss_environment.php
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+<?php 
+ob_start();
+
+define('SS_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE', 'dev');
+
+/* Database connection */ 
+define('SS_DATABASE_SERVER', 'localhost'); 
+define('SS_DATABASE_USERNAME', 'root'); 
+define('SS_DATABASE_PASSWORD', '');
+define('SS_DATABASE_CHOOSE_NAME', true);
+
+/* Configure a default username and password to access the CMS on all sites in this environment. */ 
+define('SS_DEFAULT_ADMIN_USERNAME', 'username'); 
+define('SS_DEFAULT_ADMIN_PASSWORD', 'password');
diff --git a/tests/travis/before_script b/tests/travis/before_script
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+++ b/tests/travis/before_script
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+BUILD_DIR=$1
+git clone git://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-installer.git $BUILD_DIR
+cp ./tests/travis/_ss_environment.php $BUILD_DIR
+cp -r . $BUILD_DIR/framework
+
+cd $BUILD_DIR
+./framework/sake dev/build "flush=1"