diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 7af6d583120f256a51561569e1670f40e6e21cda..961ca4d41e314bacd6f2cbc3a18ea6d6cb9b26db 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@
<!-- PHPUnit -->
<target name="phpunit" description="Run tests">
- <exec dir="${srcdir}/module/VuFind/tests" command="NODE_PATH=${nodepath} VUFIND_LOCAL_DIR=${srcdir}/local phpunit -dzend.enable_gc=0 --log-junit ${builddir}/reports/phpunit.xml --coverage-clover ${builddir}/reports/coverage/clover.xml --coverage-html ${builddir}/reports/coverage/" passthru="true" checkreturn="true" />
+ <exec dir="${srcdir}/module/VuFind/tests" command="NODE_PATH=${nodepath} VUFIND_LOCAL_DIR=${srcdir}/local VUFIND_URL=${vufindurl} phpunit -dzend.enable_gc=0 --log-junit ${builddir}/reports/phpunit.xml --coverage-clover ${builddir}/reports/coverage/clover.xml --coverage-html ${builddir}/reports/coverage/" passthru="true" checkreturn="true" />
</target>
<!-- PHPUnit without logging output -->
<target name="phpunitfast" description="Run tests">
- <exec dir="${srcdir}/module/VuFind/tests" command="NODE_PATH=${nodepath} VUFIND_LOCAL_DIR=${srcdir}/local phpunit -dzend.enable_gc=0" passthru="true" checkreturn="true" />
+ <exec dir="${srcdir}/module/VuFind/tests" command="NODE_PATH=${nodepath} VUFIND_LOCAL_DIR=${srcdir}/local VUFIND_URL=${vufindurl} phpunit -dzend.enable_gc=0" passthru="true" checkreturn="true" />
</target>
<!-- Install and Activate VuFind -->
diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFindTest/Unit/MinkTestCase.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFindTest/Unit/MinkTestCase.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..109f49a4ece5bdf8a1140783590a178a1ac0684b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFindTest/Unit/MinkTestCase.php
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Abstract base class for PHPUnit test cases using Mink.
+ *
+ * PHP version 5
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) Villanova University 2010.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ *
+ * @category VuFind2
+ * @package Tests
+ * @author Demian Katz <demian.katz@villanova.edu>
+ * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License
+ * @link http://vufind.org/wiki/vufind2:unit_tests Wiki
+ */
+namespace VuFindTest\Unit;
+use Behat\Mink\Driver\ZombieDriver, Behat\Mink\Session;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract base class for PHPUnit test cases using Mink.
+ *
+ * @category VuFind2
+ * @package Tests
+ * @author Demian Katz <demian.katz@villanova.edu>
+ * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License
+ * @link http://vufind.org/wiki/vufind2:unit_tests Wiki
+ */
+abstract class MinkTestCase extends TestCase
+{
+ /**
+ * Mink driver
+ *
+ * @var ZombieDriver
+ */
+ protected static $driver = false;
+
+ /**
+ * Get the Mink driver, initializing it if necessary.
+ *
+ * @return ZombieDriver
+ */
+ protected function getMinkDriver()
+ {
+ if (self::$driver === false) {
+ self::$driver = new ZombieDriver(
+ new \Behat\Mink\Driver\NodeJS\Server\ZombieServer()
+ );
+ }
+ return self::$driver;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Get a Mink session.
+ *
+ * @return Session
+ */
+ protected function getMinkSession()
+ {
+ return new Session($this->getMinkDriver());
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Get base URL of running VuFind instance.
+ *
+ * @param string $path Relative path to add to base URL.
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
+ protected function getVuFindUrl($path = '')
+ {
+ $base = getenv('VUFIND_URL');
+ if (empty($base)) {
+ $base = 'http://localhost/vufind';
+ }
+ return $base . $path;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Standard setup method.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+ public function setUp()
+ {
+ // Give up if we're not running in CI or Zombie.js is unavailable:
+ if (!$this->continuousIntegrationRunning()) {
+ return $this->markTestSkipped('Continuous integration not running.');
+ }
+ if (strlen(getenv('NODE_PATH')) == 0) {
+ return $this->markTestSkipped('NODE_PATH setting missing.');
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Standard tear-down.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+ public static function tearDownAfterClass()
+ {
+ // Stop the Mink driver!
+ if (self::$driver !== false) {
+ self::$driver->stop();
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/module/VuFind/tests/integration-tests/src/VuFindTest/Mink/BasicTest.php b/module/VuFind/tests/integration-tests/src/VuFindTest/Mink/BasicTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1f8017c2bfe0c98497658c1566b2a3cf36d109a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/module/VuFind/tests/integration-tests/src/VuFindTest/Mink/BasicTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Very simple Mink test class.
+ *
+ * PHP version 5
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) Villanova University 2011.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ *
+ * @category VuFind2
+ * @package Tests
+ * @author Demian Katz <demian.katz@villanova.edu>
+ * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License
+ * @link http://www.vufind.org Main Page
+ */
+namespace VuFindTest\Mink;
+
+/**
+ * Very simple Mink test class.
+ *
+ * @category VuFind2
+ * @package Tests
+ * @author Demian Katz <demian.katz@villanova.edu>
+ * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License
+ * @link http://www.vufind.org Main Page
+ */
+class BasicTest extends \VuFindTest\Unit\MinkTestCase
+{
+ /**
+ * Test that the home page is available.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+ public function testHomePage()
+ {
+ $session = $this->getMinkSession();
+ $session->start();
+ $session->visit($this->getVuFindUrl());
+ $this->assertEquals(200, $session->getStatusCode());
+ $this->assertTrue(false !== strstr($session->getPage()->getContent(), 'VuFind'));
+ }
+}