diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c2dd08f5d5..2217eca46f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,32 @@ dist: trusty
 group: edge
 
 before_script:
-  # - mysql -e 'create database egroupware'
+  - sudo apt-get update -qq
+  - sudo apt-get install -y myrepos libpcre3-dev
+  - case $(phpenv version-name) in
+    "5.4")
+       yes "" | pecl install memcache;
+       echo "extension=memcache.so" >> ~/.phpenv/versions/$(phpenv version-name)/etc/php.ini;
+       yes "" | pecl install apcu-4.0.11;
+       echo "extension=apcu.so" >> ~/.phpenv/versions/$(phpenv version-name)/etc/php.ini;
+       yes "" | pecl install igbinary;
+       echo "extension=igbinary.so" >> ~/.phpenv/versions/$(phpenv version-name)/etc/php.ini;
+       echo "extension=memcached.so" >> ~/.phpenv/versions/$(phpenv version-name)/etc/php.ini;
+       ;;
+    "5.5"|"5.6")
+       yes "" | pecl install memcache;
+       yes "" | pecl install apcu-4.0.11;
+       yes "" | pecl install igbinary;
+       echo "extension=memcached.so" >> ~/.phpenv/versions/$(phpenv version-name)/etc/php.ini;
+       ;;
+    "7")
+       yes "" | pecl install apcu;
+       echo "extension=memcached.so" >> ~/.phpenv/versions/$(phpenv version-name)/etc/php.ini;
+       ;;
+    "hhvm")
+       ;;
+    esac
+  #- php -m
   - rm -f ~/.phpenv/versions/$(phpenv version-name)/etc/conf.d/xdebug.ini
   #- composer update --prefer-source $LOWEST_DEPS
   - sudo apt-get update -qq
@@ -35,11 +60,15 @@ before_script:
   - (cd activesync; mr --trust-all --stats up)
   # installing phpunit in version suitable for used PHP version
   - composer update phpunit/phpunit
+  # create data directory
+  - sudo mkdir /var/lib/egroupware
+  - sudo chown travis /var/lib/egroupware
 
 script:
+  # install egroupware
   - php doc/rpm-build/post_install.php
     --source_dir `pwd` --start_db '' --autostart_db '' --start_webserver '' --webserver_user ''
-  - mysql -uroot -e 'show tables' egroupware
+  #- mysql -uroot -e 'show tables' egroupware
   # Ubuntu has problems with #!/usr/bin/env php -dapc.enable=1, it stalls forever
   - php -dapc.enable_cli=1 doc/test-cli.php
   - ./doc/php_syntax_check.sh