diff --git a/test/AllTests.php b/test/AllTests.php
index 95e65bd4a..7c58b8fc4 100644
--- a/test/AllTests.php
+++ b/test/AllTests.php
@@ -18,16 +18,22 @@ if (! defined('PMA_MAIN_METHOD')) {
  */
 require_once 'PHPUnit/Framework.php';
 require_once 'PHPUnit/TextUI/TestRunner.php';
+//require_once 'PHPUnit/Util/TestDox/ResultPrinter.php.';
 require_once './test/FailTest.php';
 require_once './test/PMA_get_real_size_test.php';
 require_once './test/PMA_sanitize_test.php';
 require_once './test/PMA_pow_test.php';
+require_once './test/Environment_test.php';
 
 class AllTests
 {
     public static function main()
     {
-        PHPUnit_TextUI_TestRunner::run(self::suite());
+        $parameters = array();
+        //$parameters['testdoxHTMLFile'] = true;
+        //$parameters['printer'] = PHPUnit_Util_TestDox_ResultPrinter::factory('HTML');
+        //$parameters['printer'] = PHPUnit_Util_TestDox_ResultPrinter::factory('Text');
+        PHPUnit_TextUI_TestRunner::run(self::suite(), $parameters);
     }
 
     public static function suite()
@@ -35,6 +41,7 @@ class AllTests
         $suite = new PHPUnit_Framework_TestSuite('phpMyAdmin');
 
         //$suite->addTestSuite('FailTest');
+        $suite->addTestSuite('Environment_test');
         $suite->addTestSuite('PMA_get_real_size_test');
         $suite->addTestSuite('PMA_sanitize_test');
         $suite->addTestSuite('PMA_pow_test');
@@ -43,6 +50,8 @@ class AllTests
 }
 
 if (PMA_MAIN_METHOD == 'AllTests::main') {
+    echo '<pre>';
     AllTests::main();
+    echo '</pre>';
 }
 ?>
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diff --git a/test/Environment_test.php b/test/Environment_test.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25b265b70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Environment_test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+/* vim: expandtab sw=4 ts=4 sts=4: */
+/**
+ * tests for environment like OS, PHP, modules, ...
+ *
+ * @version $Id$
+ * @package phpMyAdmin-test
+ */
+
+/**
+ *
+ */
+require_once 'PHPUnit/Framework.php';
+
+class Environment_test extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    public function testPhpVersion()
+    {
+        $this->assertTrue(version_compare('4.1', phpversion(), '<='),
+            'phpMyAdmin requires PHP 4.1 or above');
+    }
+
+    public function testMySQL()
+    {
+        $this->markTestIncomplete();
+    }
+
+    public function testSession()
+    {
+        $this->markTestIncomplete();
+    }
+}
+?>
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