diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2b1d69d34..d02896f60 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,12 +4,20 @@ php:
   - 5.4
   - 5.5
   - 5.6
+  - 7
   - hhvm
+matrix:
+  allow_failures:
+    - php: 7
+    - php: hhvm
 before_script:
   - travis_retry composer self-update
   - npm install -g grunt-cli
   - npm install
   - if [ $(phpenv version-name) != "5.3" ]; then composer install; fi
+  - if [ $(phpenv version-name) != "5.3" ]; then mysql -e 'create database xe_test;'; fi
+  - if [ $(phpenv version-name) != "5.3" ]; then echo "USE mysql;\nUPDATE user SET password=PASSWORD('travis') WHERE user='travis';\nFLUSH PRIVILEGES;\n" | mysql -u root; fi
+  - if [ $(phpenv version-name) != "5.3" ]; then php -S localhost:8000 & fi
 script:
   - grunt lint
-  - if [ $(phpenv version-name) != "5.3" ]; then ./vendor/bin/codecept run; fi
+  - if [ $(phpenv version-name) != "5.3" ]; then ./vendor/bin/codecept run --env travis; fi