From: Philipp Holzer <admin@philipp.info>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 21:04:31 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Adding basepath, urlpath, hostname and ssl_policy to installation
X-Git-Url: https://git.mxchange.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=90a38a00d8d642cb7473523539b64aa7c836a8c5;p=friendica.git

Adding basepath, urlpath, hostname and ssl_policy to installation
---

diff --git a/bin/daemon.php b/bin/daemon.php
index 298cfa2534..047bf71be7 100755
--- a/bin/daemon.php
+++ b/bin/daemon.php
@@ -144,9 +144,7 @@ if (!$foreground) {
 	file_put_contents($pidfile, $pid);
 
 	// We lose the database connection upon forking
-	/// @todo refactoring during https://github.com/friendica/friendica/issues/6720
-	$basePath = \Friendica\Util\BasePath::create(dirname(__DIR__), $_SERVER);
-	Factory\DBFactory::init($basePath, $a->getConfigCache(), $a->getProfiler(), $_SERVER);
+	Factory\DBFactory::init($a->getConfigCache(), $a->getProfiler(), $_SERVER);
 }
 
 Config::set('system', 'worker_daemon_mode', true);
diff --git a/src/BaseObject.php b/src/BaseObject.php
index 7e90478a9d..9a2d064750 100644
--- a/src/BaseObject.php
+++ b/src/BaseObject.php
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ use Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException;
  */
 class BaseObject
 {
+	/**
+	 * @var App
+	 */
 	private static $app = null;
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php b/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php
index 911c1c00a8..34a933e12e 100644
--- a/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php
+++ b/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php
@@ -30,17 +30,19 @@ Options
     -v                      Show more debug information.
     -a                      All setup checks are required (except .htaccess)
     -f|--file <config>      prepared config file (e.g. "config/local.config.php" itself) which will override every other config option - except the environment variables)
-    -s|--savedb             Save the DB credentials to the file (if environment variables is used)
-    -H|--dbhost <host>      The host of the mysql/mariadb database (env MYSQL_HOST)
-    -p|--dbport <port>      The port of the mysql/mariadb database (env MYSQL_PORT)
-    -d|--dbdata <database>  The name of the mysql/mariadb database (env MYSQL_DATABASE)
-    -U|--dbuser <username>  The username of the mysql/mariadb database login (env MYSQL_USER or MYSQL_USERNAME)
-    -P|--dbpass <password>  The password of the mysql/mariadb database login (env MYSQL_PASSWORD)
-    -u|--urlpath <url_path> The URL path of Friendica - f.e. '/friendica' (env FRIENDICA_URL_PATH) 
-    -b|--phppath <php_path> The path of the PHP binary (env FRIENDICA_PHP_PATH) 
-    -A|--admin <mail>       The admin email address of Friendica (env FRIENDICA_ADMIN_MAIL)
-    -T|--tz <timezone>      The timezone of Friendica (env FRIENDICA_TZ)
-    -L|--lang <language>    The language of Friendica (env FRIENDICA_LANG)
+    -s|--savedb                 Save the DB credentials to the file (if environment variables is used)
+    -H|--dbhost <host>          The host of the mysql/mariadb database (env MYSQL_HOST)
+    -p|--dbport <port>          The port of the mysql/mariadb database (env MYSQL_PORT)
+    -d|--dbdata <database>      The name of the mysql/mariadb database (env MYSQL_DATABASE)
+    -U|--dbuser <username>      The username of the mysql/mariadb database login (env MYSQL_USER or MYSQL_USERNAME)
+    -P|--dbpass <password>      The password of the mysql/mariadb database login (env MYSQL_PASSWORD)
+    -U|--urlpath <url_path>     The URL path of Friendica - f.e. '/friendica' (env FRIENDICA_URL_PATH) 
+    -B|--phppath <php_path>     The path of the PHP binary (env FRIENDICA_PHP_PATH)
+    -b|--basepath <base_path>   The basepath of Friendica(env FRIENDICA_BASE_PATH)
+    -S|--sslpolicy <ssl_policy> The SSL policy of Friendica (env FRIENDICA_SSL_POLICY) 
+    -n|--hostname <hostname>    The hostname of Friendica (env FRIENDICA_PHP_HOSTNAME)  
+    -t|--tz <timezone>          The timezone of Friendica (env FRIENDICA_TZ)
+    -L|--lang <language>        The language of Friendica (env FRIENDICA_LANG)
  
 Environment variables
    MYSQL_HOST                  The host of the mysql/mariadb database (mandatory if mysql and environment is used)
@@ -48,9 +50,12 @@ Environment variables
    MYSQL_USERNAME|MYSQL_USER   The username of the mysql/mariadb database login (MYSQL_USERNAME is for mysql, MYSQL_USER for mariadb)
    MYSQL_PASSWORD              The password of the mysql/mariadb database login
    MYSQL_DATABASE              The name of the mysql/mariadb database
-   FRIENDICA_URL_PATH          The URL path of Friendica (f.e. '/friendica')
-   FRIENDICA_PHP_PATH          The path of the PHP binary
+   FRIENDICA_URL_PATH          The URL path of Friendica (f.e. '/friendica') - leave empty for auto detection
+   FRIENDICA_PHP_PATH          The path of the PHP binary - leave empty for auto detection
+   FRIENDICA_BASE_PATH         The basepath of Friendica - leave empty for auto detection
    FRIENDICA_ADMIN_MAIL        The admin email address of Friendica (this email will be used for admin access)
+   FRIENDICA_SSL_POLICY        The SSL policy of Friendica (default is NO SSL)
+   FRIENDICA_HOSTNAME          The hostname of Friendica - leave empty for auto detection
    FRIENDICA_TZ                The timezone of Friendica
    FRIENDICA_LANG              The langauge of Friendica
    
@@ -76,6 +81,7 @@ HELP;
 		$installer = new Installer();
 
 		$configCache = $a->getConfigCache();
+		$installer->setUpCache($configCache, dirname(__DIR__, 3), $_SERVER);
 
 		$this->out(" Complete!\n\n");
 
@@ -99,7 +105,7 @@ HELP;
 				// Copy config file
 				$this->out("Copying config file...\n");
 				if (!copy($a->getBasePath() . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $config_file, $a->getBasePath() . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'local.config.php')) {
-					throw new RuntimeException("ERROR: Saving config file failed. Please copy '$config_file' to '" . $a->getBasePath() . "'"  . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . "config" . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . "local.config.php' manually.\n");
+					throw new RuntimeException("ERROR: Saving config file failed. Please copy '$config_file' to '" . $a->getBasePath() . "'" . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . "config" . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . "local.config.php' manually.\n");
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -129,7 +135,10 @@ HELP;
 			$php_path = $this->getOption(['b', 'phppath'], !empty('FRIENDICA_PHP_PATH') ? getenv('FRIENDICA_PHP_PATH') : null);
 			if (!empty($php_path)) {
 				$configCache->set('config', 'php_path', $php_path);
+			} else {
+				$configCache->set('config', 'php_path', $installer->getPHPPath());
 			}
+
 			$configCache->set('config', 'admin_email',
 				$this->getOption(['A', 'admin'],
 					!empty(getenv('FRIENDICA_ADMIN_MAIL')) ? getenv('FRIENDICA_ADMIN_MAIL') : ''));
@@ -140,16 +149,29 @@ HELP;
 				$this->getOption(['L', 'lang'],
 					!empty(getenv('FRIENDICA_LANG')) ? getenv('FRIENDICA_LANG') : Installer::DEFAULT_LANG));
 
+			$configCache->set('system', 'urlpath', $this->getOption(['u', 'urlpath'], !empty(getenv('FRIENDICA_URL_PATH')) ? getenv('FRIENDICA_URL_PATH') : ''));
+			$basepath = $this->getOption(['b', 'basepath'], !empty(getenv('FRIENDICA_BASE_PATH')) ? getenv('FRIENDICA_BASE_PATH') : null);
+			if (!empty($basepath)) {
+				$configCache->set('system', 'basepath', $basepath);
+			}
+			$php_path = $this->getOption(['B', 'phppath'], !empty(getenv('FRIENDICA_PHP_PATH')) ? getenv('FRIENDICA_PHP_PATH') : null);
+			if (!empty($php_path)) {
+				$configCache->set('config', 'php_path', $php_path);
+			}
+			$ssl_policy = $this->getOption(['S', 'sslpolicy'], !empty(getenv('FRIENDICA_SSL_POLICY')) ? getenv('FRIENDICA_SSL_POLICY') : null);
+			if (!empty($ssl_policy)) {
+				$configCache->set('system', 'ssl_policy', $ssl_policy);
+			}
+			$configCache->set('config', 'hostname', $this->getOption(['n', 'hostname'], !empty(getenv('FRIENDICA_HOSTNAME')) ? getenv('FRIENDICA_HOSTNAME') : ''));
+
+			$configCache->set('system', 'url', $installer->determineBaseUrl($configCache));
 
-			if (empty($php_path)) {
-				$configCache->set('config', 'php_path', $installer->getPHPPath());
+			if (empty($configCache->get('config', 'hostname'))) {
+				$this->out('The Friendica hostname has to be set during CLI installation.');
+				return 1;
 			}
 
-			$installer->createConfig(
-				$a,
-				$configCache,
-				$a->getBasePath()
-			);
+			$installer->createConfig($configCache);
 		}
 
 		$this->out(" Complete!\n\n");
@@ -159,7 +181,7 @@ HELP;
 
 		$installer->resetChecks();
 
-		if (!$installer->checkDB($a->getBasePath(), $configCache, $a->getProfiler())) {
+		if (!$installer->checkDB($configCache, $a->getProfiler())) {
 			$errorMessage = $this->extractErrors($installer->getChecks());
 			throw new RuntimeException($errorMessage);
 		}
@@ -220,10 +242,7 @@ HELP;
 			$checked = false;
 		}
 
-		$php_path = null;
-		if ($configCache->has('config', 'php_path')) {
-			$php_path = $configCache->get('config', 'php_path');
-		}
+		$php_path = $configCache->get('config', 'php_path');
 
 		if (!$installer->checkPHP($php_path, true)) {
 			$checked = false;
diff --git a/src/Core/Installer.php b/src/Core/Installer.php
index b9f096eb5b..52a51498e8 100644
--- a/src/Core/Installer.php
+++ b/src/Core/Installer.php
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ namespace Friendica\Core;
 
 use DOMDocument;
 use Exception;
-use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Core\Config\Cache\IConfigCache;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\Database\DBStructure;
 use Friendica\Object\Image;
 use Friendica\Util\Logger\VoidLogger;
+use Friendica\Util\BasePath;
 use Friendica\Util\Network;
 use Friendica\Util\Profiler;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
@@ -131,15 +131,15 @@ class Installer
 	 * - Creates `config/local.config.php`
 	 * - Installs Database Structure
 	 *
-	 * @param App          $app         The Friendica App
 	 * @param IConfigCache $configCache The config cache with all config relevant information
-	 * @param string $basepath  The basepath of Friendica
 	 *
 	 * @return bool true if the config was created, otherwise false
 	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
 	 */
-	public function createConfig(App $app, IConfigCache $configCache, $basepath)
+	public function createConfig(IConfigCache $configCache)
 	{
+		$basepath = $configCache->get('system', 'basepath');
+
 		$tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate('local.config.tpl');
 		$txt = Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
 			'$dbhost'    => $configCache->get('database', 'hostname'),
@@ -147,12 +147,16 @@ class Installer
 			'$dbpass'    => $configCache->get('database', 'password'),
 			'$dbdata'    => $configCache->get('database', 'database'),
 
-			'$phpath'    => $this->getPHPPath(),
+			'$phpath'    => $configCache->get('config', 'php_path'),
 			'$adminmail' => $configCache->get('config', 'admin_email'),
+			'$hostname'  => $configCache->get('config', 'hostname'),
 
+			'$urlpath'   => $configCache->get('system', 'urlpath'),
+			'$baseurl'   => $configCache->get('system', 'url'),
+			'$sslpolicy' => $configCache->get('system', 'ssl_policy'),
+			'$basepath'  => $basepath,
 			'$timezone'  => $configCache->get('system', 'default_timezone'),
 			'$language'  => $configCache->get('system', 'language'),
-			'$urlpath'   => $app->getURLPath(),
 		]);
 
 		$result = file_put_contents($basepath . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'local.config.php', $txt);
@@ -244,7 +248,7 @@ class Installer
 			$help .= EOL . EOL;
 			$tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate('field_input.tpl');
 			$help .= Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
-				'$field' => ['phpath', L10n::t('PHP executable path'), $phppath, L10n::t('Enter full path to php executable. You can leave this blank to continue the installation.')],
+				'$field' => ['config.php_path', L10n::t('PHP executable path'), $phppath, L10n::t('Enter full path to php executable. You can leave this blank to continue the installation.')],
 			]);
 			$phppath = "";
 		}
@@ -588,21 +592,20 @@ class Installer
 	/**
 	 * Checking the Database connection and if it is available for the current installation
 	 *
-	 * @param string       $basePath    The basepath of this call
 	 * @param IConfigCache $configCache The configuration cache
 	 * @param Profiler    $profiler    The profiler of this app
 	 *
 	 * @return bool true if the check was successful, otherwise false
 	 * @throws Exception
 	 */
-	public function checkDB($basePath, IConfigCache $configCache, Profiler $profiler)
+	public function checkDB(IConfigCache $configCache, Profiler $profiler)
 	{
 		$dbhost = $configCache->get('database', 'hostname');
 		$dbuser = $configCache->get('database', 'username');
 		$dbpass = $configCache->get('database', 'password');
 		$dbdata = $configCache->get('database', 'database');
 
-		if (!DBA::connect($basePath, $configCache, $profiler, new VoidLogger(), $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbdata)) {
+		if (!DBA::connect($configCache, $profiler, new VoidLogger(), $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbdata)) {
 			$this->addCheck(L10n::t('Could not connect to database.'), false, true, '');
 
 			return false;
@@ -618,4 +621,18 @@ class Installer
 
 		return true;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Setup the default cache for a new installation
+	 *
+	 * @param IConfigCache $configCache The configuration cache
+	 * @param string       $basePath    The determined basepath
+	 *
+	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
+	 */
+	public function setUpCache(IConfigCache $configCache, $basePath)
+	{
+		$configCache->set('config', 'php_path'  , $this->getPHPPath());
+		$configCache->set('system', 'basepath'  , $basePath);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Database/DBA.php b/src/Database/DBA.php
index c5ba523810..bbf134e8ad 100644
--- a/src/Database/DBA.php
+++ b/src/Database/DBA.php
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ class DBA
 	 * @var LoggerInterface
 	 */
 	private static $logger;
-	/**
-	 * @var string
-	 */
-	private static $basePath;
 	private static $server_info = '';
 	private static $connection;
 	private static $driver;
@@ -63,14 +59,13 @@ class DBA
 	private static $db_name = '';
 	private static $db_charset = '';
 
-	public static function connect($basePath, IConfigCache $configCache, Profiler $profiler, LoggerInterface $logger, $serveraddr, $user, $pass, $db, $charset = null)
+	public static function connect(IConfigCache $configCache, Profiler $profiler, LoggerInterface $logger, $serveraddr, $user, $pass, $db, $charset = null)
 	{
 		if (!is_null(self::$connection) && self::connected()) {
 			return true;
 		}
 
 		// We are storing these values for being able to perform a reconnect
-		self::$basePath = $basePath;
 		self::$configCache = $configCache;
 		self::$profiler = $profiler;
 		self::$logger = $logger;
@@ -189,7 +184,7 @@ class DBA
 	public static function reconnect() {
 		self::disconnect();
 
-		$ret = self::connect(self::$basePath, self::$configCache, self::$profiler, self::$logger, self::$db_serveraddr, self::$db_user, self::$db_pass, self::$db_name, self::$db_charset);
+		$ret = self::connect(self::$configCache, self::$profiler, self::$logger, self::$db_serveraddr, self::$db_user, self::$db_pass, self::$db_name, self::$db_charset);
 		return $ret;
 	}
 
@@ -1079,7 +1074,7 @@ class DBA
 	 * This process must only be started once, since the value is cached.
 	 */
 	private static function buildRelationData() {
-		$definition = DBStructure::definition(self::$basePath);
+		$definition = DBStructure::definition(self::$configCache->get('system', 'basepath'));
 
 		foreach ($definition AS $table => $structure) {
 			foreach ($structure['fields'] AS $field => $field_struct) {
diff --git a/src/Factory/DBFactory.php b/src/Factory/DBFactory.php
index eeab555667..1c01f73319 100644
--- a/src/Factory/DBFactory.php
+++ b/src/Factory/DBFactory.php
@@ -12,16 +12,13 @@ class DBFactory
 	/**
 	 * Initialize the DBA connection
 	 *
-	 * @param string             $basePath    The basepath of the application
 	 * @param Cache\IConfigCache $configCache The configuration cache
 	 * @param Profiler           $profiler    The profiler
 	 * @param array              $server      The $_SERVER variables
 	 *
 	 * @throws \Exception if connection went bad
-	 *
-	 * @todo refactor basedir during https://github.com/friendica/friendica/issues/6720
 	 */
-	public static function init($basePath, Cache\IConfigCache $configCache, Profiler $profiler, array $server)
+	public static function init(Cache\IConfigCache $configCache, Profiler $profiler, array $server)
 	{
 		if (Database\DBA::connected()) {
 			return;
@@ -52,9 +49,9 @@ class DBFactory
 			$db_data = $server['MYSQL_DATABASE'];
 		}
 
-		if (Database\DBA::connect($basePath, $configCache, $profiler, new VoidLogger(), $db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data, $charset)) {
+		if (Database\DBA::connect($configCache, $profiler, new VoidLogger(), $db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data, $charset)) {
 			// Loads DB_UPDATE_VERSION constant
-			Database\DBStructure::definition($basePath, false);
+			Database\DBStructure::definition($configCache->get('system', 'basepath'), false);
 		}
 
 		unset($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data, $charset);
diff --git a/src/Factory/DependencyFactory.php b/src/Factory/DependencyFactory.php
index 9512d8d948..d089c32666 100644
--- a/src/Factory/DependencyFactory.php
+++ b/src/Factory/DependencyFactory.php
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 namespace Friendica\Factory;
 
 use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\Factory;
 use Friendica\Util\BasePath;
 use Friendica\Util\BaseURL;
@@ -30,12 +29,11 @@ class DependencyFactory
 		$configLoader = new Config\ConfigFileLoader($basePath, $mode);
 		$configCache = Factory\ConfigFactory::createCache($configLoader);
 		$profiler = Factory\ProfilerFactory::create($configCache);
-		Factory\DBFactory::init($basePath, $configCache, $profiler, $_SERVER);
+		Factory\DBFactory::init($configCache, $profiler, $_SERVER);
 		$config = Factory\ConfigFactory::createConfig($configCache);
 		// needed to call PConfig::init()
 		Factory\ConfigFactory::createPConfig($configCache);
 		$logger = Factory\LoggerFactory::create($channel, $config, $profiler);
-		DBA::setLogger($logger);
 		Factory\LoggerFactory::createDev($channel, $config, $profiler);
 		$baseURL = new BaseURL($config, $_SERVER);
 
diff --git a/src/Module/Install.php b/src/Module/Install.php
index 8e93c0a26c..67677940f3 100644
--- a/src/Module/Install.php
+++ b/src/Module/Install.php
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ use Friendica\Core;
 use Friendica\Core\Config\Cache\IConfigCache;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n;
 use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
+use Friendica\Util\BasePath;
+use Friendica\Util\BaseURL;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 use Friendica\Util\Temporal;
 
@@ -18,17 +20,21 @@ class Install extends BaseModule
 	 */
 	const SYSTEM_CHECK = 1;
 	/**
-	 * Step two - Database configuration
+	 * Step two - Base information
 	 */
-	const DATABASE_CONFIG = 2;
+	const BASE_CONFIG = 2;
 	/**
-	 * Step three - Adapat site settings
+	 * Step three - Database configuration
 	 */
-	const SITE_SETTINGS = 3;
+	const DATABASE_CONFIG = 3;
 	/**
-	 * Step four - All steps finished
+	 * Step four - Adapat site settings
 	 */
-	const FINISHED = 4;
+	const SITE_SETTINGS = 4;
+	/**
+	 * Step five - All steps finished
+	 */
+	const FINISHED = 5;
 
 	/**
 	 * @var int The current step of the wizard
@@ -44,10 +50,6 @@ class Install extends BaseModule
 	{
 		$a = self::getApp();
 
-		if (!$a->getMode()->isInstall()) {
-			Core\System::httpExit(403);
-		}
-
 		// route: install/testrwrite
 		// $baseurl/install/testrwrite to test if rewrite in .htaccess is working
 		if ($a->getArgumentValue(1, '') == 'testrewrite') {
@@ -55,11 +57,16 @@ class Install extends BaseModule
 			Core\System::httpExit(204);
 		}
 
+		self::$installer = new Core\Installer();
+
+		// get basic installation information and save them to the config cache
+		$configCache = $a->getConfigCache();
+		self::$installer->setUpCache($configCache, BasePath::create($a->getBasePath(), $_SERVER));
+
 		// We overwrite current theme css, because during install we may not have a working mod_rewrite
 		// so we may not have a css at all. Here we set a static css file for the install procedure pages
 		Renderer::$theme['stylesheet'] = $a->getBaseURL() . '/view/install/style.css';
 
-		self::$installer = new Core\Installer();
 		self::$currentWizardStep = defaults($_POST, 'pass', self::SYSTEM_CHECK);
 	}
 
@@ -70,20 +77,34 @@ class Install extends BaseModule
 
 		switch (self::$currentWizardStep) {
 			case self::SYSTEM_CHECK:
+			case self::BASE_CONFIG:
+				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'config', 'php_path');
+				break;
+
 			case self::DATABASE_CONFIG:
 				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'config', 'php_path');
+
+				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'config', 'hostname');
+				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'system', 'ssl_policy');
+				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'system', 'basepath');
+				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'system', 'urlpath');
 				break;
 
 			case self::SITE_SETTINGS:
 				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'config', 'php_path');
 
+				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'config', 'hostname');
+				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'system', 'ssl_policy');
+				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'system', 'basepath');
+				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'system', 'urlpath');
+
 				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'database', 'hostname', Core\Installer::DEFAULT_HOST);
 				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'database', 'username', '');
 				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'database', 'password', '');
 				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'database', 'database', '');
 
 				// If we cannot connect to the database, return to the previous step
-				if (!self::$installer->checkDB($a->getBasePath(), $configCache, $a->getProfiler())) {
+				if (!self::$installer->checkDB($configCache, $a->getProfiler())) {
 					self::$currentWizardStep = self::DATABASE_CONFIG;
 				}
 
@@ -92,6 +113,11 @@ class Install extends BaseModule
 			case self::FINISHED:
 				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'config', 'php_path');
 
+				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'config', 'hostname');
+				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'system', 'ssl_policy');
+				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'system', 'basepath');
+				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'system', 'urlpath');
+
 				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'database', 'hostname', Core\Installer::DEFAULT_HOST);
 				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'database', 'username', '');
 				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'database', 'password', '');
@@ -102,16 +128,16 @@ class Install extends BaseModule
 				self::checkSetting($configCache, $_POST, 'config', 'admin_email', '');
 
 				// If we cannot connect to the database, return to the Database config wizard
-				if (!self::$installer->checkDB($a->getBasePath(), $configCache, $a->getProfiler())) {
+				if (!self::$installer->checkDB($configCache, $a->getProfiler())) {
 					self::$currentWizardStep = self::DATABASE_CONFIG;
 					return;
 				}
 
-				if (!self::$installer->createConfig($a, $configCache, $a->getBasePath())) {
+				if (!self::$installer->createConfig($configCache)) {
 					return;
 				}
 
-				self::$installer->installDatabase($a->getBasePath());
+				self::$installer->installDatabase($configCache->get('system', 'basepath'));
 
 				break;
 		}
@@ -146,6 +172,43 @@ class Install extends BaseModule
 				]);
 				break;
 
+			case self::BASE_CONFIG:
+				$ssl_choices = [
+					BaseUrl::SSL_POLICY_NONE     => L10n::t("No SSL policy, links will track page SSL state"),
+					BaseUrl::SSL_POLICY_FULL     => L10n::t("Force all links to use SSL"),
+					BaseUrl::SSL_POLICY_SELFSIGN => L10n::t("Self-signed certificate, use SSL for local links only \x28discouraged\x29")
+				];
+
+				$tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate('install_base.tpl');
+				$output .= Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
+					'$title'      => $install_title,
+					'$pass'       => L10n::t('Base settings'),
+					'$ssl_policy' => ['system-ssl_policy',
+										L10n::t("SSL link policy"),
+										$configCache->get('system', 'ssl_policy'),
+										L10n::t("Determines whether generated links should be forced to use SSL"),
+										$ssl_choices],
+					'$hostname'   => ['config-hostname',
+										L10n::t('Host name'),
+										$configCache->get('config', 'hostname'),
+										L10n::t('Overwrite this field in case the determinated hostname isn\'t right, otherweise leave it as is.'),
+										'required'],
+					'$basepath'   => ['system-basepath',
+										L10n::t("Base path to installation"),
+										$configCache->get('system', 'basepath'),
+										L10n::t("If the system cannot detect the correct path to your installation, enter the correct path here. This setting should only be set if you are using a restricted system and symbolic links to your webroot."),
+										'required'],
+					'$urlpath'    => ['system-urlpath',
+										L10n::t('Sub path of the URL'),
+										$configCache->get('system', 'urlpath'),
+										L10n::t('Overwrite this field in case the sub path determination isn\'t right, otherwise leave it as is. Leaving this field blank means the installation is at the base URL without sub path.'),
+										''],
+					'$baseurl'    => $a->getBaseURL(),
+					'$php_path'   => $configCache->get('config', 'php_path'),
+					'$submit'     => L10n::t('Submit'),
+				]);
+				break;
+
 			case self::DATABASE_CONFIG:
 				$tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate('install_db.tpl');
 				$output .= Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
@@ -155,6 +218,10 @@ class Install extends BaseModule
 					'$info_02'  => L10n::t('Please contact your hosting provider or site administrator if you have questions about these settings.'),
 					'$info_03'  => L10n::t('The database you specify below should already exist. If it does not, please create it before continuing.'),
 					'checks'    => self::$installer->getChecks(),
+					'$hostname'   => $configCache->get('config', 'hostname'),
+					'$ssl_policy' => $configCache->get('system', 'ssl_policy'),
+					'$basepath'   => $configCache->get('system', 'basepath'),
+					'$urlpath'    => $configCache->get('system', 'urlpath'),
 					'$dbhost'   => ['database-hostname',
 									L10n::t('Database Server Name'),
 									$configCache->get('database', 'hostname'),
@@ -192,11 +259,14 @@ class Install extends BaseModule
 					'$title' 		=> $install_title,
 					'$checks' 		=> self::$installer->getChecks(),
 					'$pass' 		=> L10n::t('Site settings'),
+					'$hostname'     => $configCache->get('config', 'hostname'),
+					'$ssl_policy'   => $configCache->get('system', 'ssl_policy'),
+					'$basepath'     => $configCache->get('system', 'basepath'),
+					'$urlpath'      => $configCache->get('system', 'urlpath'),
 					'$dbhost' 		=> $configCache->get('database', 'hostname'),
 					'$dbuser' 		=> $configCache->get('database', 'username'),
 					'$dbpass' 		=> $configCache->get('database', 'password'),
 					'$dbdata' 		=> $configCache->get('database', 'database'),
-					'$phpath' 		=> $configCache->get('config', 'php_path'),
 					'$adminmail'	=> ['config-admin_email',
 										L10n::t('Site administrator email address'),
 										$configCache->get('config', 'admin_email'),
@@ -212,6 +282,7 @@ class Install extends BaseModule
 										L10n::t('Set the default language for your Friendica installation interface and to send emails.'),
 										$lang_choices],
 					'$baseurl' 		=> $a->getBaseURL(),
+					'$php_path' => $configCache->get('config', 'php_path'),
 					'$submit' 		=> L10n::t('Submit')
 				]);
 				break;
diff --git a/tests/DatabaseTest.php b/tests/DatabaseTest.php
index 0c2350e2de..b3418c20f4 100644
--- a/tests/DatabaseTest.php
+++ b/tests/DatabaseTest.php
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ abstract class DatabaseTest extends MockedTest
 		$profiler = \Mockery::mock(Profiler::class);
 
 		DBA::connect(
-			$basePath,
 			$config,
 			$profiler,
 			new VoidLogger(),
diff --git a/tests/Util/AppMockTrait.php b/tests/Util/AppMockTrait.php
index 23920ff6f4..0bbacaf48d 100644
--- a/tests/Util/AppMockTrait.php
+++ b/tests/Util/AppMockTrait.php
@@ -39,10 +39,9 @@ trait AppMockTrait
 	 * Mock the App
 	 *
 	 * @param vfsStreamDirectory $root The root directory
-	 * @param Config\Cache\ConfigCache $configCache
 	 * @param bool $raw If true, no config mocking will be done
 	 */
-	public function mockApp(vfsStreamDirectory $root, $configCache = null, $raw = false)
+	public function mockApp(vfsStreamDirectory $root, $raw = false)
 	{
 		$this->configMock = \Mockery::mock(Config\Cache\IConfigCache::class);
 		$this->mode = \Mockery::mock(App\Mode::class);
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ trait AppMockTrait
 		// Disable the adapter
 		$configAdapterMock->shouldReceive('isConnected')->andReturn(false);
 
-		$config = new Config\Configuration((isset($configCache) ? $configCache : $this->configMock), $configAdapterMock);
+		$config = new Config\Configuration($this->configMock, $configAdapterMock);
 		// Initialize empty Config
 		Config::init($config);
 
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ trait AppMockTrait
 
 		$this->app
 			->shouldReceive('getConfigCache')
-			->andReturn((isset($configCache) ? $configCache : $this->configMock));
+			->andReturn($this->configMock);
 		$this->app
 			->shouldReceive('getTemplateEngine')
 			->andReturn(new FriendicaSmartyEngine());
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ trait AppMockTrait
 		$this->app
 			->shouldReceive('getBaseUrl')
 			->andReturnUsing(function () {
-				return $this->app->getConfigCache()->get('system', 'url');
+				return $this->configMock->get('system', 'url');
 			});
 
 		BaseObject::setApp($this->app);
diff --git a/tests/include/ApiTest.php b/tests/include/ApiTest.php
index 933b9a45ae..8dc3304f2b 100644
--- a/tests/include/ApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/include/ApiTest.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class ApiTest extends DatabaseTest
 		$configLoader = new ConfigFileLoader($basePath, $mode);
 		$configCache = Factory\ConfigFactory::createCache($configLoader);
 		$profiler = Factory\ProfilerFactory::create($configCache);
-		Factory\DBFactory::init($basePath, $configCache, $profiler, $_SERVER);
+		Factory\DBFactory::init($configCache, $profiler, $_SERVER);
 		$config = Factory\ConfigFactory::createConfig($configCache);
 		Factory\ConfigFactory::createPConfig($configCache);
 		$logger = Factory\LoggerFactory::create('test', $config, $profiler);
diff --git a/tests/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest.php b/tests/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest.php
index f24f56cdb5..30c8b4b850 100644
--- a/tests/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest extends ConsoleTest
 		$this->configCache->set('config', 'php_path', trim(shell_exec('which php')));
 		$this->configCache->set('system', 'theme', 'smarty3');
 
-		$this->mockApp($this->root, null, true);
+		$this->mockApp($this->root, true);
 
 		$this->configMock->shouldReceive('set')->andReturnUsing(function ($cat, $key, $value) {
 			if ($key !== 'basepath') {
@@ -97,10 +97,14 @@ class AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest extends ConsoleTest
 					],
 					'config' => [
 						'php_path'    => '',
+						'hostname'    => 'friendica.local',
 						'admin_email' => '',
 					],
 					'system' => [
+						'basepath'    => '',
 						'urlpath'     => '',
+						'url'         => 'http://friendica.local',
+						'ssl_policy'  => '',
 						'default_timezone' => '',
 						'language'    => '',
 					],
@@ -117,10 +121,14 @@ class AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest extends ConsoleTest
 					],
 					'config' => [
 						'php_path'    => '',
+						'hostname'    => 'friendica.local',
 						'admin_email' => 'admin@philipp.info',
 					],
 					'system' => [
 						'urlpath'     => 'test/it',
+						'url'         => 'http://friendica.local/test/it',
+						'basepath'    => '',
+						'ssl_policy'  => '2',
 						'default_timezone' => 'en',
 						'language'    => 'Europe/Berlin',
 					],
@@ -137,10 +145,14 @@ class AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest extends ConsoleTest
 					],
 					'config' => [
 						'php_path'    => '',
+						'hostname'    => 'friendica.local',
 						'admin_email' => 'admin@philipp.info',
 					],
 					'system' => [
 						'urlpath'     => 'test/it',
+						'url'         => 'https://friendica.local/test/it',
+						'basepath'    => '',
+						'ssl_policy'  => '1',
 						'default_timezone' => 'en',
 						'language'    => 'Europe/Berlin',
 					],
@@ -236,6 +248,30 @@ Checking database...
 Could not connect to database.: 
 
 
+FIN;
+
+		$this->assertEquals($finished, $txt);
+	}
+
+	private function assertStuckHostnam($txt)
+	{
+		$finished = <<<FIN
+Initializing setup...
+
+ Complete!
+
+
+Checking environment...
+
+ NOTICE: Not checking .htaccess/URL-Rewrite during CLI installation.
+
+ Complete!
+
+
+Creating config file...
+
+The Friendica hostname has to be set during CLI installation.
+
 FIN;
 
 		$this->assertEquals($finished, $txt);
@@ -269,8 +305,9 @@ FIN;
 	 * @param boolean    $saveDb       True, if the db credentials should get saved to the file
 	 * @param boolean    $default      True, if we use the default values
 	 * @param boolean    $defaultDb    True, if we use the default value for the DB
+	 * @param boolean    $realBasepath True, if we use the real basepath of the installation, not the mocked one
 	 */
-	public function assertConfig($assertion = null, $saveDb = false, $default = true, $defaultDb = true)
+	public function assertConfig($assertion = null, $saveDb = false, $default = true, $defaultDb = true, $realBasepath = false)
 	{
 		if (!empty($assertion['database']['hostname'])) {
 			$assertion['database']['hostname'] .= (!empty($assertion['database']['port']) ? ':' . $assertion['database']['port'] : '');
@@ -283,18 +320,35 @@ FIN;
 
 		$this->assertConfigEntry('config', 'admin_email', $assertion);
 		$this->assertConfigEntry('config', 'php_path', trim(shell_exec('which php')));
+		$this->assertConfigEntry('config', 'hostname', $assertion);
 
 		$this->assertConfigEntry('system', 'default_timezone', $assertion, ($default) ? Installer::DEFAULT_TZ : null);
 		$this->assertConfigEntry('system', 'language', $assertion, ($default) ? Installer::DEFAULT_LANG : null);
+		$this->assertConfigEntry('system', 'url', $assertion);
+		$this->assertConfigEntry('system', 'urlpath', $assertion);
+		$this->assertConfigEntry('system', 'ssl_policy', $assertion, ($default) ? SSL_POLICY_NONE : null);
+		$this->assertConfigEntry('system', 'basepath', ($realBasepath) ? $this->root->url() : $assertion);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Test the automatic installation without any parameter/setting
+	 * Should stuck because of missing hostname
 	 */
 	public function testEmpty()
 	{
-		$this->app->shouldReceive('getURLPath')->andReturn('')->atLeast()->once();
+		$console = new AutomaticInstallation($this->consoleArgv);
+
+		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);
+
+		$this->assertStuckHostnam($txt);
+	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Test the automatic installation without any parameter/setting
+	 * except hostname
+	 */
+	public function testEmptyWithHostname()
+	{
 		$this->mockConnect(true, 1);
 		$this->mockConnected(true, 1);
 		$this->mockExistsTable('user', false, 1);
@@ -304,13 +358,14 @@ FIN;
 		$this->mockReplaceMacros('testTemplate', \Mockery::any(), '', 1);
 
 		$console = new AutomaticInstallation($this->consoleArgv);
+		$console->setOption('n', 'friendica.local');
 
 		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);
 
 		$this->assertFinished($txt, true, false);
 		$this->assertTrue($this->root->hasChild('config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'local.config.php'));
 
-		$this->assertConfig();
+		$this->assertConfig(['config' => ['hostname' => 'friendica.local'], 'system' => ['url' => 'http://friendica.local']], false, true, true, true);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -356,12 +411,16 @@ return [
 
 	'config' => [
 		'admin_email' => '{$conf('config', 'admin_email')}',
+		'hostname' => '{$conf('config', 'hostname')}',
 		'sitename' => 'Friendica Social Network',
 		'register_policy' => \Friendica\Module\Register::OPEN,
 		'register_text' => '',
 	],
 	'system' => [
+		'basepath' => '{$conf('system', 'basepath')}',
 		'urlpath' => '{$conf('system', 'urlpath')}',
+		'url' => '{$conf('system', 'url')}',
+		'ssl_policy' => '{$conf('system', 'ssl_policy')}',
 		'default_timezone' => '{$conf('system', 'default_timezone')}',
 		'language' => '{$conf('system', 'language')}',
 	],
@@ -392,8 +451,6 @@ CONF;
 	 */
 	public function testWithEnvironmentAndSave(array $data)
 	{
-		$this->app->shouldReceive('getURLPath')->andReturn('')->atLeast()->once();
-
 		$this->mockConnect(true, 1);
 		$this->mockConnected(true, 1);
 		$this->mockExistsTable('user', false, 1);
@@ -408,11 +465,14 @@ CONF;
 		$this->assertTrue(putenv('MYSQL_USERNAME=' . $data['database']['username']));
 		$this->assertTrue(putenv('MYSQL_PASSWORD=' . $data['database']['password']));
 
+		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_HOSTNAME='   . $data['config']['hostname']));
+		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_BASE_PATH='  . $data['system']['basepath']));
 		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_URL_PATH='   . $data['system']['urlpath']));
 		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_PHP_PATH='   . $data['config']['php_path']));
 		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_ADMIN_MAIL=' . $data['config']['admin_email']));
 		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_TZ='         . $data['system']['default_timezone']));
 		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_LANG='       . $data['system']['language']));
+		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_SSL_POLICY=' . $data['system']['ssl_policy']));
 
 		$console = new AutomaticInstallation($this->consoleArgv);
 		$console->setOption('savedb', true);
@@ -420,7 +480,7 @@ CONF;
 		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);
 
 		$this->assertFinished($txt, true);
-		$this->assertConfig($data, true, true, false);
+		$this->assertConfig($data, true, true, false, true);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -430,8 +490,6 @@ CONF;
 	 */
 	public function testWithEnvironmentWithoutSave(array $data)
 	{
-		$this->app->shouldReceive('getURLPath')->andReturn('')->atLeast()->once();
-
 		$this->mockConnect(true, 1);
 		$this->mockConnected(true, 1);
 		$this->mockExistsTable('user', false, 1);
@@ -446,18 +504,21 @@ CONF;
 		$this->assertTrue(putenv('MYSQL_USERNAME=' . $data['database']['username']));
 		$this->assertTrue(putenv('MYSQL_PASSWORD=' . $data['database']['password']));
 
-		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_URL_PATH=' . $data['system']['urlpath']));
-		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_PHP_PATH=' . $data['config']['php_path']));
+		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_HOSTNAME='   . $data['config']['hostname']));
+		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_BASE_PATH='  . $data['system']['basepath']));
+		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_URL_PATH='   . $data['system']['urlpath']));
+		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_PHP_PATH='   . $data['config']['php_path']));
 		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_ADMIN_MAIL=' . $data['config']['admin_email']));
-		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_TZ=' . $data['system']['default_timezone']));
-		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_LANG=' . $data['system']['language']));
+		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_TZ='         . $data['system']['default_timezone']));
+		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_LANG='       . $data['system']['language']));
+		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_SSL_POLICY=' . $data['system']['ssl_policy']));
 
 		$console = new AutomaticInstallation($this->consoleArgv);
 
 		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);
 
 		$this->assertFinished($txt, true);
-		$this->assertConfig($data, false, true);
+		$this->assertConfig($data, false, true, false, true);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -466,8 +527,6 @@ CONF;
 	 */
 	public function testWithArguments(array $data)
 	{
-		$this->app->shouldReceive('getURLPath')->andReturn('')->atLeast()->once();
-
 		$this->mockConnect(true, 1);
 		$this->mockConnected(true, 1);
 		$this->mockExistsTable('user', false, 1);
@@ -483,21 +542,24 @@ CONF;
 				$console->setOption($var, $data[$cat][$key]);
 			}
 		};
-		$option('dbhost'   , 'database', 'hostname');
-		$option('dbport'   , 'database', 'port');
-		$option('dbuser'   , 'database', 'username');
-		$option('dbpass'   , 'database', 'password');
-		$option('dbdata'   , 'database', 'database');
-		$option('urlpath'  , 'system'  , 'urlpath');
-		$option('phppath'  , 'config'  , 'php_path');
-		$option('admin'    , 'config'  , 'admin_email');
-		$option('tz'       , 'system'  , 'default_timezone');
-		$option('lang'     , 'system'  , 'language');
+		$option('dbhost'    , 'database', 'hostname');
+		$option('dbport'    , 'database', 'port');
+		$option('dbuser'    , 'database', 'username');
+		$option('dbpass'    , 'database', 'password');
+		$option('dbdata'    , 'database', 'database');
+		$option('urlpath'   , 'system'  , 'urlpath');
+		$option('phppath'   , 'config'  , 'php_path');
+		$option('admin'     , 'config'  , 'admin_email');
+		$option('tz'        , 'system'  , 'default_timezone');
+		$option('lang'      , 'system'  , 'language');
+		$option('hostname'  , 'config'  , 'hostname');
+		$option('basepath'  , 'system'  , 'basepath');
+		$option('sslpolicy' , 'system'  , 'ssl_policy');
 
 		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);
 
 		$this->assertFinished($txt, true);
-		$this->assertConfig($data, true, true, true);
+		$this->assertConfig($data, true, true, true, true);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -505,20 +567,20 @@ CONF;
 	 */
 	public function testNoDatabaseConnection()
 	{
-		$this->app->shouldReceive('getURLPath')->andReturn('')->atLeast()->once();
 		$this->mockConnect(false, 1);
 
 		$this->mockGetMarkupTemplate('local.config.tpl', 'testTemplate', 1);
 		$this->mockReplaceMacros('testTemplate', \Mockery::any(), '', 1);
 
 		$console = new AutomaticInstallation($this->consoleArgv);
+		$console->setOption('n', 'friendica.local');
 
 		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);
 
 		$this->assertStuckDB($txt);
 		$this->assertTrue($this->root->hasChild('config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'local.config.php'));
 
-		$this->assertConfig(null, false, true, false);
+		$this->assertConfig(['config' => ['hostname' => 'friendica.local'], 'system' => ['url' => 'http://friendica.local']], false, true, false, true);
 	}
 
 	public function testGetHelp()
@@ -540,17 +602,19 @@ Options
     -v                      Show more debug information.
     -a                      All setup checks are required (except .htaccess)
     -f|--file <config>      prepared config file (e.g. "config/local.config.php" itself) which will override every other config option - except the environment variables)
-    -s|--savedb             Save the DB credentials to the file (if environment variables is used)
-    -H|--dbhost <host>      The host of the mysql/mariadb database (env MYSQL_HOST)
-    -p|--dbport <port>      The port of the mysql/mariadb database (env MYSQL_PORT)
-    -d|--dbdata <database>  The name of the mysql/mariadb database (env MYSQL_DATABASE)
-    -U|--dbuser <username>  The username of the mysql/mariadb database login (env MYSQL_USER or MYSQL_USERNAME)
-    -P|--dbpass <password>  The password of the mysql/mariadb database login (env MYSQL_PASSWORD)
-    -u|--urlpath <url_path> The URL path of Friendica - f.e. '/friendica' (env FRIENDICA_URL_PATH) 
-    -b|--phppath <php_path> The path of the PHP binary (env FRIENDICA_PHP_PATH) 
-    -A|--admin <mail>       The admin email address of Friendica (env FRIENDICA_ADMIN_MAIL)
-    -T|--tz <timezone>      The timezone of Friendica (env FRIENDICA_TZ)
-    -L|--lang <language>    The language of Friendica (env FRIENDICA_LANG)
+    -s|--savedb                 Save the DB credentials to the file (if environment variables is used)
+    -H|--dbhost <host>          The host of the mysql/mariadb database (env MYSQL_HOST)
+    -p|--dbport <port>          The port of the mysql/mariadb database (env MYSQL_PORT)
+    -d|--dbdata <database>      The name of the mysql/mariadb database (env MYSQL_DATABASE)
+    -U|--dbuser <username>      The username of the mysql/mariadb database login (env MYSQL_USER or MYSQL_USERNAME)
+    -P|--dbpass <password>      The password of the mysql/mariadb database login (env MYSQL_PASSWORD)
+    -U|--urlpath <url_path>     The URL path of Friendica - f.e. '/friendica' (env FRIENDICA_URL_PATH) 
+    -B|--phppath <php_path>     The path of the PHP binary (env FRIENDICA_PHP_PATH)
+    -b|--basepath <base_path>   The basepath of Friendica(env FRIENDICA_BASE_PATH)
+    -S|--sslpolicy <ssl_policy> The SSL policy of Friendica (env FRIENDICA_SSL_POLICY) 
+    -n|--hostname <hostname>    The hostname of Friendica (env FRIENDICA_PHP_HOSTNAME)  
+    -t|--tz <timezone>          The timezone of Friendica (env FRIENDICA_TZ)
+    -L|--lang <language>        The language of Friendica (env FRIENDICA_LANG)
  
 Environment variables
    MYSQL_HOST                  The host of the mysql/mariadb database (mandatory if mysql and environment is used)
@@ -558,9 +622,12 @@ Environment variables
    MYSQL_USERNAME|MYSQL_USER   The username of the mysql/mariadb database login (MYSQL_USERNAME is for mysql, MYSQL_USER for mariadb)
    MYSQL_PASSWORD              The password of the mysql/mariadb database login
    MYSQL_DATABASE              The name of the mysql/mariadb database
-   FRIENDICA_URL_PATH          The URL path of Friendica (f.e. '/friendica')
-   FRIENDICA_PHP_PATH          The path of the PHP binary
+   FRIENDICA_URL_PATH          The URL path of Friendica (f.e. '/friendica') - leave empty for auto detection
+   FRIENDICA_PHP_PATH          The path of the PHP binary - leave empty for auto detection
+   FRIENDICA_BASE_PATH         The basepath of Friendica - leave empty for auto detection
    FRIENDICA_ADMIN_MAIL        The admin email address of Friendica (this email will be used for admin access)
+   FRIENDICA_SSL_POLICY        The SSL policy of Friendica (default is NO SSL)
+   FRIENDICA_HOSTNAME          The hostname of Friendica - leave empty for auto detection
    FRIENDICA_TZ                The timezone of Friendica
    FRIENDICA_LANG              The langauge of Friendica
    
diff --git a/tests/src/Core/InstallerTest.php b/tests/src/Core/InstallerTest.php
index e56596c6c0..a238bf8e7d 100644
--- a/tests/src/Core/InstallerTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Core/InstallerTest.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // this is in the same namespace as Install for mocking 'function_exists'
 namespace Friendica\Core;
 
+use Friendica\Core\Config\Cache\IConfigCache;
 use Friendica\Network\CurlResult;
 use Friendica\Object\Image;
 use Friendica\Test\MockedTest;
@@ -392,6 +393,21 @@ class InstallerTest extends MockedTest
 			false,
 			$install->getChecks());
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test the setup of the config cache for installation
+	 */
+	public function testSetUpCache()
+	{
+		$this->mockL10nT();
+
+		$install = new Installer();
+		$configCache = \Mockery::mock(IConfigCache::class);
+		$configCache->shouldReceive('set')->with('config', 'php_path', \Mockery::any())->once();
+		$configCache->shouldReceive('set')->with('system', 'basepath', '/test/')->once();
+
+		$install->setUpCache($configCache, '/test/');
+	}
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/src/Database/DBATest.php b/tests/src/Database/DBATest.php
index 21ccd1df1f..36bba1e65b 100644
--- a/tests/src/Database/DBATest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Database/DBATest.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class DBATest extends DatabaseTest
 		$configLoader = new ConfigFileLoader($basePath, $mode);
 		$configCache = Factory\ConfigFactory::createCache($configLoader);
 		$profiler = Factory\ProfilerFactory::create($configCache);
-		Factory\DBFactory::init($basePath, $configCache, $profiler, $_SERVER);
+		Factory\DBFactory::init($configCache, $profiler, $_SERVER);
 		$config = Factory\ConfigFactory::createConfig($configCache);
 		Factory\ConfigFactory::createPConfig($configCache);
 		$logger = Factory\LoggerFactory::create('test', $config, $profiler);
diff --git a/tests/src/Database/DBStructureTest.php b/tests/src/Database/DBStructureTest.php
index 4bf4ed51c4..6050b7073a 100644
--- a/tests/src/Database/DBStructureTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Database/DBStructureTest.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class DBStructureTest extends DatabaseTest
 		$configLoader = new ConfigFileLoader($basePath, $mode);
 		$configCache = Factory\ConfigFactory::createCache($configLoader);
 		$profiler = Factory\ProfilerFactory::create($configCache);
-		Factory\DBFactory::init($basePath, $configCache, $profiler, $_SERVER);
+		Factory\DBFactory::init($configCache, $profiler, $_SERVER);
 		$config = Factory\ConfigFactory::createConfig($configCache);
 		Factory\ConfigFactory::createPConfig($configCache);
 		$logger = Factory\LoggerFactory::create('test', $config, $profiler);
diff --git a/tests/src/Util/BasePathTest.php b/tests/src/Util/BasePathTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb23cb650d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/Util/BasePathTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+namespace Friendica\Test\src\Util;
+
+use Friendica\Test\MockedTest;
+use Friendica\Util\BasePath;
+
+class BasePathTest extends MockedTest
+{
+	/**
+	 * Test the basepath determination
+	 */
+	public function testDetermineBasePath()
+	{
+		$serverArr = ['DOCUMENT_ROOT' => '/invalid', 'PWD' => '/invalid2'];
+		$this->assertEquals('/valid', BasePath::create('/valid', $serverArr));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test the basepath determination with DOCUMENT_ROOT and PWD
+	 */
+	public function testDetermineBasePathWithServer()
+	{
+		$serverArr = ['DOCUMENT_ROOT' => '/valid'];
+		$this->assertEquals('/valid', BasePath::create('', $serverArr));
+
+		$serverArr = ['PWD' => '/valid_too'];
+		$this->assertEquals('/valid_too', BasePath::create('', $serverArr));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/view/templates/install_base.tpl b/view/templates/install_base.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..712488fb7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/templates/install_base.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<h1><img src="{{$baseurl}}/images/friendica-32.png"> {{$title}}</h1>
+<h2>{{$pass}}</h2>
+
+<p>
+	{{$info_01}}<br>
+	{{$info_02}}<br>
+	{{$info_03}}
+</p>
+
+<table>
+	{{foreach $checks as $check}}
+	<tr><td>{{$check.title}} </td><td>
+			{{if ! $check.status}}
+			<img src="{{$baseurl}}/view/install/red.png" alt="Requirement not satisfied">
+			{{/if}}
+			{{/foreach}}
+</table>
+
+<form id="install-form" action="{{$baseurl}}/install" method="post">
+
+	<input type="hidden" name="config-php_path" value="{{$php_path}}" />
+	<input type="hidden" name="pass" value="3" />
+
+	{{include file="field_select.tpl" field=$ssl_policy}}
+	<br />
+	{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$hostname}}
+	<br />
+	{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$basepath}}
+	<br />
+	{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$urlpath}}
+
+	<input id="install-submit" type="submit" name="submit" value="{{$submit}}" />
+
+</form>
diff --git a/view/templates/install_db.tpl b/view/templates/install_db.tpl
index 5c28f0e5f7..1a5778cc83 100644
--- a/view/templates/install_db.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/install_db.tpl
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@
 <form id="install-form" action="{{$baseurl}}/install" method="post">
 
 	<input type="hidden" name="config-php_path" value="{{$php_path}}" />
-	<input type="hidden" name="pass" value="3" />
+	<input type="hidden" name="config-hostname" value="{{$hostname}}" />
+	<input type="hidden" name="system-ssl_policy" value="{{$ssl_policy}}" />
+	<input type="hidden" name="system-basepath" value="{{$basepath}}" />
+	<input type="hidden" name="system-urlpath" value="{{$urlpath}}" />
+	<input type="hidden" name="pass" value="4" />
 
 	{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$dbhost}}
 	{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$dbuser}}
diff --git a/view/templates/install_settings.tpl b/view/templates/install_settings.tpl
index 2f28a25c6f..e17ef2456b 100644
--- a/view/templates/install_settings.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/install_settings.tpl
@@ -7,14 +7,18 @@
 <form id="install-form" action="{{$baseurl}}/install" method="post">
 
 <input type="hidden" name="config-php_path" value="{{$php_path}}" />
+<input type="hidden" name="config-hostname" value="{{$hostname}}" />
+<input type="hidden" name="system-ssl_policy" value="{{$ssl_policy}}" />
+<input type="hidden" name="system-basepath" value="{{$basepath}}" />
+<input type="hidden" name="system-urlpath" value="{{$urlpath}}" />
 <input type="hidden" name="database-hostname" value="{{$dbhost}}" />
 <input type="hidden" name="database-username" value="{{$dbuser}}" />
 <input type="hidden" name="database-password" value="{{$dbpass}}" />
 <input type="hidden" name="database-database" value="{{$dbdata}}" />
-<input type="hidden" name="pass" value="4" />
+<input type="hidden" name="pass" value="5" />
 
-{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$adminmail}}
-{{$timezone nofilter}}
+{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$adminmail}} <br />
+{{$timezone nofilter}} <br />
 {{include file="field_select.tpl" field=$language}}
 
 <input id="install-submit" type="submit" name="submit" value="{{$submit}}" />
diff --git a/view/templates/local.config.tpl b/view/templates/local.config.tpl
index 3201a99854..05c87056c6 100644
--- a/view/templates/local.config.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/local.config.tpl
@@ -24,11 +24,14 @@ return [
 		'php_path' => '{{$phpath}}',
 		'admin_email' => '{{$adminmail}}',
 		'sitename' => 'Friendica Social Network',
+		'hostname' => '{{$hostname}}',
 		'register_policy' => \Friendica\Module\Register::OPEN,
 		'max_import_size' => 200000,
 	],
 	'system' => [
 		'urlpath' => '{{$urlpath}}',
+		'url' => '{{$baseurl}}',
+		'ssl_policy' => {{$sslpolicy}},
 		'basepath' => '{{$basepath}}',
 		'default_timezone' => '{{$timezone}}',
 		'language' => '{{$language}}',