diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb22a1a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+name: test suite
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        php-versions: ['5.6', '7.4', '8.0']
+#        php-versions: ['7.4']
+    services:
+      mysql:
+        image: mysql:5.7
+        env:
+          MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: false
+          MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: 123
+          MYSQL_DATABASE: gallery3_test
+        ports:
+          - 3306/tcp
+        options: --health-cmd="mysqladmin ping" --health-interval=10s --health-timeout=5s --health-retries=3
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Install OS packages
+        run: sudo apt-get install imagemagick graphicsmagick dcraw ffmpeg git
+
+      - name: Setup PHP
+        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
+        with:
+          php-version: ${{ matrix.php-versions }}
+          extensions: mbstring, gd, mysql, xml
+          ini-values: post_max_size=256M, max_execution_time=180
+          tools: composer:v2
+
+      - name: Get composer cache directory
+        id: composer-cache
+        run: echo "::set-output name=dir::$(composer config cache-files-dir)"
+
+      - name: Cache dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ${{ steps.composer-cache.outputs.dir }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-composer-${{ hashFiles('**/composer.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-composer-
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: composer install
+
+      - name: create gallery3 db
+        run: mysql -h 127.0.0.1 --port ${{ job.services.mysql.ports['3306'] }} -u root -p123 -e 'create database gallery3;'
+
+#      - name: Setup tmate session
+#        uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
+
+      - name: linter
+        run: bin/linter.sh
+
+      - name: phpcs
+        run: bin/phpcs.sh
+        continue-on-error: true
+
+      - name: install db
+        run: php ./installer/index.php
+        env:
+          MYSQL_HOST: 127.0.0.1:${{ job.services.mysql.ports['3306'] }}
+          MYSQL_USER: root
+          MYSQL_PASSWORD: 123
+
+      - name: tests
+        run: php index.php test
diff --git a/installer/cli.php b/installer/cli.php
index 23e22290..456d2b92 100644
--- a/installer/cli.php
+++ b/installer/cli.php
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ function oops($message) {
   print "==> " . $message;
   print "\n";
   print "For help you can try:\n";
-  print "  * The Gallery 3 FAQ   - http://codex.galleryproject.org/Gallery3:FAQ\n";
-  print "  * The Gallery Forums - http://galleryproject.org/forum\n";
+  print "  * The Gallery Group - https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gallery-3-users\n";
   print "\n\n** INSTALLATION FAILED **\n";
   exit(1);
 }
diff --git a/installer/installer.php b/installer/installer.php
index e4d2e936..f2e513e0 100644
--- a/installer/installer.php
+++ b/installer/installer.php
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ class installer {
     // counterparts.
     if (!function_exists("mysql_query")) {
       function mysql_connect($host, $user, $pass) {
-        list ($host, $port) = explode(":", $host . ":");
         installer::$mysqli = new mysqli($host, $user, $pass, $port);
         // http://php.net/manual/en/mysqli.connect.php says to use mysqli_connect_error() instead of
         // $mysqli->connect_error because of bugs before PHP 5.2.9