diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7d7b824f1b..8052cf8736 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ sudo: false
 # see http://about.travis-ci.org/docs/user/languages/php/ for more hints
 language: php
 
+services:
+  - mysql
+
 # list any PHP version you want to test against
 php:
   - 5.6