diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 56b90b0e8e..c094f6a246 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -90,3 +90,11 @@ venv/
 #ignore avatar picture cache path
 /avatar
 
+#Ignore autotest results
+autotest-results.xml
+
+#ignore phpunit result cache
+tests/.phpunit.result.cache
+
+#ignore .php_cs (local copy)
+.php_cs
diff --git a/autotest.sh b/bin/dev/autotest.sh
similarity index 55%
rename from autotest.sh
rename to bin/dev/autotest.sh
index 15067bf9d5..a3367db1e5 100755
--- a/autotest.sh
+++ b/bin/dev/autotest.sh
@@ -15,33 +15,34 @@
 # - TEST_SELECTION= ... Specify which tests are used to run (based on the test-labeling)
 # - XDEBUG_CONFIG=  ... Set some XDEBUG specific environment settings for development
 
-DATABASENAME=${MYSQL_DATABASE:-test}
-DATABASEUSER=${MYSQL_USERNAME:-friendica}
-DATABASEHOST=${MYSQL_HOST:-localhost}
-BASEDIR=$PWD
+DATABASE_NAME=${FRIENDICA_MYSQL_DATABASE:-test}
+DATABASE_USER=${FRIENDICA_MYSQL_USERNAME:-friendica}
+DATABASE_HOST=${FRIENDICA_MYSQL_HOST:-localhost}
+DATABASE_PASSWORD=${FRIENDICA_MYSQL_PASSWORD:-friendica}
+BASEDIR=${PWD}
 
 DBCONFIGS="mysql mariadb"
 TESTS="REDIS MEMCACHE MEMCACHED APCU NODB"
 
-export MYSQL_DATABASE="$DATABASENAME"
-export MYSQL_USERNAME="$DATABASEUSER"
-export MYSQL_PASSWORD="friendica"
+export MYSQL_DATABASE="${DATABASE_NAME}"
+export MYSQL_USERNAME="${DATABASE_USER}"
+export MYSQL_PASSWORD="${DATABASE_PASSWORD}"
 
-if [ -z "$PHP_EXE" ]; then
+if [ -z "${PHP_EXE}" ]; then
   PHP_EXE=php
 fi
-PHP=$(which "$PHP_EXE")
+PHP=$(which "${PHP_EXE}")
 # Use the Friendica internal composer
-COMPOSER="$BASEDIR/bin/composer.phar"
+COMPOSER="${BASEDIR}/bin/composer.phar"
 
 set -e
 
-_XDEBUG_CONFIG=$XDEBUG_CONFIG
+_XDEBUG_CONFIG=${XDEBUG_CONFIG}
 unset XDEBUG_CONFIG
 
 function show_syntax() {
   echo -e "Syntax: ./autotest.sh [dbconfigname] [testfile]\n" >&2
-  echo -e "\t\"dbconfigname\" can be one of: $DBCONFIGS" >&2
+  echo -e "\t\"dbconfigname\" can be one of: ${DBCONFIGS}" >&2
   echo -e "\t\"testfile\" is the name of a test file, for example lib/template.php" >&2
   echo -e "\nDatabase environment variables:\n" >&2
   echo -e "\t\"MYSQL_HOST\" Mysql Hostname (Default: localhost)" >&2
@@ -57,22 +58,22 @@ function show_syntax() {
   echo -e "\nIf no arguments are specified, all tests will be run with all database configs" >&2
 }
 
-if [ -x "$PHP" ]; then
-  echo "Using PHP executable $PHP"
+if [ -x "${PHP}" ]; then
+  echo "Using PHP executable ${PHP}"
 else
-  echo "Could not find PHP executable $PHP_EXE" >&2
+  echo "Could not find PHP executable ${PHP_EXE}" >&2
   exit 3
 fi
 
 echo "Installing depdendencies"
-$PHP "$COMPOSER" install
+${PHP} "$COMPOSER" install
 
-PHPUNIT="$BASEDIR/vendor/bin/phpunit"
+PHPUNIT="${BASEDIR}/vendor/bin/phpunit"
 
-if [ -x "$PHPUNIT" ]; then
-  echo "Using PHPUnit executable $PHPUNIT"
+if [ -x "${PHPUNIT}" ]; then
+  echo "Using PHPUnit executable ${PHPUNIT}"
 else
-  echo "Could not find PHPUnit executable after composer $PHPUNIT" >&2
+  echo "Could not find PHPUnit executable after composer ${PHPUNIT}" >&2
   exit 3
 fi
 
@@ -83,8 +84,8 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$1" ]; then
   FOUND=0
-  for DBCONFIG in $DBCONFIGS; do
-    if [ "$1" = "$DBCONFIG" ]; then
+  for DBCONFIG in ${DBCONFIGS}; do
+    if [ "$1" = "${DBCONFIG}" ]; then
       FOUND=1
       break
     fi
@@ -103,13 +104,13 @@ fi
 
 function cleanup_config() {
 
-  if [ -n "$DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID" ]; then
-    echo "Kill the docker $DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID"
-    docker stop "$DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID"
-    docker rm -f "$DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID"
+  if [ -n "${DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID}" ]; then
+    echo "Kill the docker ${DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID}"
+    docker stop "${DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID}"
+    docker rm -f "${DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID}"
   fi
 
-  cd "$BASEDIR"
+  cd "${BASEDIR}"
 
   # Restore existing config
   if [ -f config/local.config-autotest-backup.php ]; then
@@ -122,77 +123,77 @@ trap cleanup_config EXIT
 
 function execute_tests() {
   DB=$1
-  echo "Setup environment for $DB testing ..."
+  echo "Setup environment for ${DB} testing ..."
   # back to root folder
-  cd "$BASEDIR"
+  cd "${BASEDIR}"
 
   # backup current config
   if [ -f config/local.config.php ]; then
     mv config/local.config.php config/local.config-autotest-backup.php
   fi
 
-  if [ -z "$NOINSTALL" ]; then
+  if [ -z "${NOINSTALL}" ]; then
     #drop database
-    if [ "$DB" == "mysql" ]; then
-      if [ -n "$USEDOCKER" ]; then
+    if [ "${DB}" == "mysql" ]; then
+      if [ -n "${USEDOCKER}" ]; then
         echo "Fire up the mysql docker"
         DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID=$(docker run \
           -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=friendica \
-          -e MYSQL_USER="$DATABASEUSER" \
+          -e MYSQL_USER="${DATABASE_USER}" \
           -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=friendica \
-          -e MYSQL_DATABASE="$DATABASENAME" \
+          -e MYSQL_DATABASE="${DATABASE_NAME}" \
           -d mysql)
-        DATABASEHOST=$(docker inspect --format="{{.NetworkSettings.IPAddress}}" "$DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID")
+        DATABASE_HOST=$(docker inspect --format="{{.NetworkSettings.IPAddress}}" "${DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID}")
 
       else
-        if [ -z "$DRONE" ]; then # no need to drop the DB when we are on CI
+        if [ -z "${DRONE}" ]; then # no need to drop the DB when we are on CI
           if [ "mysql" != "$(mysql --version | grep -o mysql)" ]; then
             echo "Your mysql binary is not provided by mysql"
             echo "To use the docker container set the USEDOCKER environment variable"
             exit 3
           fi
-          mysql -u "$DATABASEUSER" -pfriendica -e "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS $DATABASENAME" -h $DATABASEHOST || true
-          mysql -u "$DATABASEUSER" -pfriendica -e "CREATE DATABASE $DATABASENAME DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci" -h $DATABASEHOST
+          mysql -u "${DATABASE_USER}" -pfriendica -e "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS ${DATABASE_NAME}" -h ${DATABASE_HOST} || true
+          mysql -u "${DATABASE_USER}" -pfriendica -e "CREATE DATABASE ${DATABASE_NAME} DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci" -h ${DATABASE_HOST}
         else
-          DATABASEHOST=mysql
+          DATABASE_HOST=mysql
         fi
       fi
 
-      echo "Waiting for MySQL $DATABASEHOST initialization..."
-      if ! bin/wait-for-connection $DATABASEHOST 3306 300; then
+      echo "Waiting for MySQL ${DATABASE_HOST} initialization..."
+      if ! bin/wait-for-connection ${DATABASE_HOST} 3306 300; then
         echo "[ERROR] Waited 300 seconds, no response" >&2
         exit 1
       fi
 
       echo "MySQL is up."
     fi
-    if [ "$DB" == "mariadb" ]; then
-      if [ -n "$USEDOCKER" ]; then
+    if [ "${DB}" == "mariadb" ]; then
+      if [ -n "${USEDOCKER}" ]; then
         echo "Fire up the mariadb docker"
         DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID=$(docker run \
           -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=friendica \
-          -e MYSQL_USER="$DATABASEUSER" \
+          -e MYSQL_USER="${DATABASE_USER}" \
           -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=friendica \
-          -e MYSQL_DATABASE="$DATABASENAME" \
+          -e MYSQL_DATABASE="${DATABASE_NAME}" \
           -d mariadb)
-        DATABASEHOST=$(docker inspect --format="{{.NetworkSettings.IPAddress}}" "$DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID")
+        DATABASE_HOST=$(docker inspect --format="{{.NetworkSettings.IPAddress}}" "${DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID}")
 
       else
-        if [ -z "$DRONE" ]; then # no need to drop the DB when we are on CI
+        if [ -z "${DRONE}" ]; then # no need to drop the DB when we are on CI
           if [ "MariaDB" != "$(mysql --version | grep -o MariaDB)" ]; then
             echo "Your mysql binary is not provided by mysql"
             echo "To use the docker container set the USEDOCKER environment variable"
             exit 3
           fi
-          mysql -u "$DATABASEUSER" -pfriendica -e "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS $DATABASENAME" -h $DATABASEHOST || true
-          mysql -u "$DATABASEUSER" -pfriendica -e "CREATE DATABASE $DATABASENAME DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci" -h $DATABASEHOST
+          mysql -u "${DATABASE_USER}" -pfriendica -e "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS ${DATABASE_NAME}" -h ${DATABASE_HOST} || true
+          mysql -u "${DATABASE_USER}" -pfriendica -e "CREATE DATABASE ${DATABASE_NAME} DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci" -h ${DATABASE_HOST}
         else
-          DATABASEHOST=mariadb
+          DATABASE_HOST=mariadb
         fi
       fi
 
-      echo "Waiting for MariaDB $DATABASEHOST initialization..."
-      if ! bin/wait-for-connection $DATABASEHOST 3306 300; then
+      echo "Waiting for MariaDB ${DATABASE_HOST} initialization..."
+      if ! bin/wait-for-connection ${DATABASE_HOST} 3306 300; then
         echo "[ERROR] Waited 300 seconds, no response" >&2
         exit 1
       fi
@@ -200,28 +201,28 @@ function execute_tests() {
       echo "MariaDB is up."
     fi
 
-    if [ -n "$USEDOCKER" ]; then
+    if [ -n "${USEDOCKER}" ]; then
       echo "Initialize database..."
-      docker exec $DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID mysql -u root -pfriendica -e 'CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS $DATABASENAME;'
+      docker exec ${DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID} mysql -u root -pfriendica -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS ${DATABASE_NAME};"
     fi
 
-    export MYSQL_HOST="$DATABASEHOST"
+    export MYSQL_HOST="${DATABASE_HOST}"
 
     #call installer
     echo "Installing Friendica..."
-    "$PHP" ./bin/console.php autoinstall --dbuser="$DATABASEUSER" --dbpass=friendica --dbdata="$DATABASENAME" --dbhost="$DATABASEHOST" --url=https://friendica.local --admin=admin@friendica.local
+    "${PHP}" ./bin/console.php autoinstall --dbuser="${DATABASE_USER}" --dbpass=friendica --dbdata="${DATABASE_NAME}" --dbhost="${DATABASE_HOST}" --url=https://friendica.local --admin=admin@friendica.local
   fi
 
   #test execution
   echo "Testing..."
   rm -fr "coverage-html"
   mkdir "coverage-html"
-  if [[ "$_XDEBUG_CONFIG" ]]; then
-    export XDEBUG_CONFIG=$_XDEBUG_CONFIG
+  if [[ "${_XDEBUG_CONFIG}" ]]; then
+    export XDEBUG_CONFIG=${_XDEBUG_CONFIG}
   fi
 
   COVER=''
-  if [ -z "$NOCOVERAGE" ]; then
+  if [ -z "${NOCOVERAGE}" ]; then
     COVER="--coverage-clover tests/autotest-clover.xml"
   else
     echo "No coverage"
@@ -229,51 +230,51 @@ function execute_tests() {
 
   # per default, there is no cache installed
   GROUP='--exclude-group REDIS,MEMCACHE,MEMCACHED,APCU'
-  if [ "$TEST_SELECTION" == "REDIS" ]; then
+  if [ "${TEST_SELECTION}" == "REDIS" ]; then
     GROUP="--group REDIS"
   fi
-  if [ "$TEST_SELECTION" == "MEMCACHE" ]; then
+  if [ "${TEST_SELECTION}" == "MEMCACHE" ]; then
     GROUP="--group MEMCACHE"
   fi
-  if [ "$TEST_SELECTION" == "MEMCACHED" ]; then
+  if [ "${TEST_SELECTION}" == "MEMCACHED" ]; then
     GROUP="--group MEMCACHED"
   fi
-  if [ "$TEST_SELECTION" == "APCU" ]; then
+  if [ "${TEST_SELECTION}" == "APCU" ]; then
     GROUP="--group APCU"
   fi
-  if [ "$TEST_SELECTION" == "NODB" ]; then
+  if [ "${TEST_SELECTION}" == "NODB" ]; then
     GROUP="--exclude-group DB,SLOWDB"
   fi
 
-  INPUT="$BASEDIR/tests"
+  INPUT="${BASEDIR}/tests"
   if [ -n "$2" ]; then
-    INPUT="$INPUT/$2"
+    INPUT="${INPUT}/$2"
   fi
 
-  echo "${PHPUNIT[@]}" --configuration tests/phpunit.xml $GROUP $COVER --log-junit "autotest-results.xml" "$INPUT" "$3"
-  "${PHPUNIT[@]}" --configuration tests/phpunit.xml $GROUP $COVER --log-junit "autotest-results.xml" "$INPUT" "$3"
+  echo "${PHPUNIT[@]}" --configuration tests/phpunit.xml ${GROUP} ${COVER} --log-junit "autotest-results.xml" "${INPUT}" "$3"
+  "${PHPUNIT[@]}" --configuration tests/phpunit.xml ${GROUP} ${COVER} --log-junit "autotest-results.xml" "${INPUT}" "$3"
   RESULT=$?
 
-  if [ -n "$DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID" ]; then
-    echo "Kill the docker $DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID"
-    docker stop $DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID
-    docker rm -f $DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID
-    unset $DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID
+  if [ -n "${DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID}" ]; then
+    echo "Kill the docker ${DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID}"
+    docker stop ${DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID}
+    docker rm -f ${DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID}
+    unset ${DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID}
   fi
 }
 
 #
 # Start the test execution
 #
-if [ -z "$1" ] && [ -n "$TEST_SELECTION" ]; then
+if [ -z "$1" ] && [ -n "${TEST_SELECTION}" ]; then
   # run all known database configs
-  for DBCONFIG in $DBCONFIGS; do
-    execute_tests "$DBCONFIG"
+  for DBCONFIG in ${DBCONFIGS}; do
+    execute_tests "${DBCONFIG}"
   done
 else
   FILENAME="$2"
-  if [ -n "$2" ] && [ ! -f "tests/$FILENAME" ] && [ "${FILENAME:0:2}" != "--" ]; then
-    FILENAME="../$FILENAME"
+  if [ -n "$2" ] && [ ! -f "tests/${FILENAME}" ] && [ "${FILENAME:0:2}" != "--" ]; then
+    FILENAME="../${FILENAME}"
   fi
-  execute_tests "$1" "$FILENAME" "$3"
+  execute_tests "$1" "${FILENAME}" "$3"
 fi