diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5fbffa38..bd1512c5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+services:
+  - mysql
+before_script:
+  - echo "USE mysql;\nUPDATE user SET password=PASSWORD('password') WHERE user='root';\nFLUSH PRIVILEGES;\n" | mysql -u root
 install:
   - ant buildlocal
 language: php
diff --git a/config/database.yml b/config/database.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b