diff --git a/test/functional/AccountDeletionRequestTest.php b/test/functional/AccountDeletionRequestTest.php
index 877c6b91..1c7c33b9 100644
--- a/test/functional/AccountDeletionRequestTest.php
+++ b/test/functional/AccountDeletionRequestTest.php
@@ -1,34 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
-
-class AccountDeletionRequestTest extends TestCase
+class AccountDeletionRequestTest extends UnityWebPortalTestCase
 {
-    private function assertNumberAccountDeletionRequests(int $x)
-    {
-        global $USER, $SQL;
-        if ($x == 0) {
-            $this->assertFalse($USER->hasRequestedAccountDeletion());
-            $this->assertFalse($SQL->accDeletionRequestExists($USER->uid));
-        } elseif ($x > 0) {
-            $this->assertTrue($USER->hasRequestedAccountDeletion());
-            $this->assertTrue($SQL->accDeletionRequestExists($USER->uid));
-        } else {
-            throw new RuntimeException("x must not be negative");
-        }
-        $this->assertEquals($x, $this->getNumberAccountDeletionRequests());
-    }
-
-    private function getNumberAccountDeletionRequests()
-    {
-        global $USER, $SQL;
-        $stmt = $SQL->getConn()->prepare("SELECT * FROM account_deletion_requests WHERE uid=:uid");
-        $uid = $USER->uid;
-        $stmt->bindParam(":uid", $uid);
-        $stmt->execute();
-        return count($stmt->fetchAll());
-    }
-
     public function testRequestAccountDeletionUserHasNoGroups()
     {
         global $USER, $SQL;
diff --git a/test/functional/InvalidEPPNTest.php b/test/functional/InvalidEPPNTest.php
index 40cc454d..d9c3af82 100644
--- a/test/functional/InvalidEPPNTest.php
+++ b/test/functional/InvalidEPPNTest.php
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 
 use UnityWebPortal\lib\exceptions\SSOException;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
 
-class InvalidEPPNTest extends TestCase
+class InvalidEPPNTest extends UnityWebPortalTestCase
 {
     public static function provider()
     {
diff --git a/test/functional/LoginShellSetTest.php b/test/functional/LoginShellSetTest.php
index 97e17c74..4751f6a0 100644
--- a/test/functional/LoginShellSetTest.php
+++ b/test/functional/LoginShellSetTest.php
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
 
-class LoginShellSetTest extends TestCase
+class LoginShellSetTest extends UnityWebPortalTestCase
 {
     private static $_initialLoginShell;
 
diff --git a/test/functional/PIBecomeApproveTest.php b/test/functional/PIBecomeApproveTest.php
index 8ac7b019..afe7a9e3 100644
--- a/test/functional/PIBecomeApproveTest.php
+++ b/test/functional/PIBecomeApproveTest.php
@@ -1,20 +1,10 @@
 <?php
 
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use UnityWebPortal\lib\UnityOrg;
 use UnityWebPortal\lib\UnitySQL;
 
-class PIBecomeApproveTest extends TestCase
+class PIBecomeApproveTest extends UnityWebPortalTestCase
 {
-    private function assertRequestedPIGroup(bool $expected)
-    {
-        global $USER, $SQL;
-        $this->assertEquals(
-            $expected,
-            $SQL->requestExists($USER->uid, UnitySQL::REQUEST_BECOME_PI),
-        );
-    }
-
     private function requestGroupCreation()
     {
         http_post(__DIR__ . "/../../webroot/panel/account.php", [
diff --git a/test/functional/PIMemberRequestTest.php b/test/functional/PIMemberRequestTest.php
index a4bb3826..f42c600a 100644
--- a/test/functional/PIMemberRequestTest.php
+++ b/test/functional/PIMemberRequestTest.php
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 <?php
 
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use UnityWebPortal\lib\UnityHTTPDMessageLevel;
 use UnityWebPortal\lib\UnitySQL;
 use UnityWebPortal\lib\UnityHTTPD;
 
-class PIMemberRequestTest extends TestCase
+class PIMemberRequestTest extends UnityWebPortalTestCase
 {
     private function requestMembership(string $gid_or_mail)
     {
@@ -47,8 +46,7 @@ public function testRequestMembership()
             $this->assertFalse($SQL->requestExists($uid, $gid));
             UnityHTTPD::clearMessages();
             $this->requestMembership("asdlkjasldkj");
-            assertMessageExists(
-                $this,
+            $this->assertMessageExists(
                 UnityHTTPDMessageLevel::ERROR,
                 "/.*/",
                 "/^This PI doesn't exist$/",
diff --git a/test/functional/PageLoadTest.php b/test/functional/PageLoadTest.php
index 646620b4..3675dcba 100644
--- a/test/functional/PageLoadTest.php
+++ b/test/functional/PageLoadTest.php
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
 
-class PageLoadTest extends TestCase
+class PageLoadTest extends UnityWebPortalTestCase
 {
     public static function provider()
     {
diff --git a/test/functional/PiBecomeRequestTest.php b/test/functional/PiBecomeRequestTest.php
index 69dc69e5..dde6acb0 100644
--- a/test/functional/PiBecomeRequestTest.php
+++ b/test/functional/PiBecomeRequestTest.php
@@ -1,37 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use UnityWebPortal\lib\UnitySQL;
 
-class PIBecomeRequestTest extends TestCase
+class PIBecomeRequestTest extends UnityWebPortalTestCase
 {
-    private function assertNumberPiBecomeRequests(int $x)
-    {
-        global $USER, $SQL;
-        if ($x == 0) {
-            $this->assertFalse($SQL->requestExists($USER->uid, UnitySQL::REQUEST_BECOME_PI));
-        } elseif ($x > 0) {
-            $this->assertTrue($SQL->requestExists($USER->uid, UnitySQL::REQUEST_BECOME_PI));
-        } else {
-            throw new RuntimeException("x must not be negative");
-        }
-        $this->assertEquals($x, $this->getNumberPiBecomeRequests());
-    }
-
-    private function getNumberPiBecomeRequests()
-    {
-        global $USER, $SQL;
-        // FIXME table name, "admin" are private constants in UnitySQL
-        // FIXME "admin" should be something else
-        $stmt = $SQL
-            ->getConn()
-            ->prepare("SELECT * FROM requests WHERE uid=:uid and request_for='admin'");
-        $uid = $USER->uid;
-        $stmt->bindParam(":uid", $uid);
-        $stmt->execute();
-        return count($stmt->fetchAll());
-    }
-
     public function testRequestBecomePi()
     {
         global $USER, $SQL;
diff --git a/test/functional/PiMemberApproveTest.php b/test/functional/PiMemberApproveTest.php
index 4dfd6d4e..db9cb2b0 100644
--- a/test/functional/PiMemberApproveTest.php
+++ b/test/functional/PiMemberApproveTest.php
@@ -1,25 +1,10 @@
 <?php
 
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use UnityWebPortal\lib\UnitySQL;
 use UnityWebPortal\lib\UnityGroup;
 
-class PIMemberApproveTest extends TestCase
+class PIMemberApproveTest extends UnityWebPortalTestCase
 {
-    private function assertGroupMembers(UnityGroup $group, array $expected_members)
-    {
-        sort($expected_members);
-        $found_members = $group->getGroupMemberUIDs();
-        sort($found_members);
-        $this->assertEqualsCanonicalizing($expected_members, $found_members);
-    }
-
-    private function assertRequestedMembership(bool $expected, string $gid)
-    {
-        global $USER, $SQL;
-        $this->assertEquals($expected, $SQL->requestExists($USER->uid, $gid));
-    }
-
     private function requestGroupMembership(string $gid_or_mail)
     {
         http_post(__DIR__ . "/../../webroot/panel/groups.php", [
diff --git a/test/functional/PiMemberDenyTest.php b/test/functional/PiMemberDenyTest.php
index be8f5c81..f93a1fd5 100644
--- a/test/functional/PiMemberDenyTest.php
+++ b/test/functional/PiMemberDenyTest.php
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 <?php
 
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
 use UnityWebPortal\lib\UnityUser;
 use function PHPUnit\Framework\assertEquals;
 
-class PIMemberDenyTest extends TestCase
+class PIMemberDenyTest extends UnityWebPortalTestCase
 {
     static $requestUid;
 
diff --git a/test/functional/PiRemoveUserTest.php b/test/functional/PiRemoveUserTest.php
index 254600cd..7956d1c3 100644
--- a/test/functional/PiRemoveUserTest.php
+++ b/test/functional/PiRemoveUserTest.php
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
 use UnityWebPortal\lib\UnityUser;
 
-class PIRemoveUserTest extends TestCase
+class PIRemoveUserTest extends UnityWebPortalTestCase
 {
     private function removeUser(string $uid)
     {
diff --git a/test/functional/RegisterUserTest.php b/test/functional/RegisterUserTest.php
index a98230c8..28a05c63 100644
--- a/test/functional/RegisterUserTest.php
+++ b/test/functional/RegisterUserTest.php
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
 use UnityWebPortal\lib\UnityOrg;
 
-class RegisterUserTest extends TestCase
+class RegisterUserTest extends UnityWebPortalTestCase
 {
     public static function provider()
     {
diff --git a/test/functional/SSHKeyAddTest.php b/test/functional/SSHKeyAddTest.php
index 5060b67a..e46f0ea8 100644
--- a/test/functional/SSHKeyAddTest.php
+++ b/test/functional/SSHKeyAddTest.php
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 <?php
 
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use UnityWebPortal\lib\UnityGithub;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockBuilder;
 
-class SSHKeyAddTest extends TestCase
+class SSHKeyAddTest extends UnityWebPortalTestCase
 {
     private function addSshKeysPaste(array $keys): void
     {
diff --git a/test/functional/SSHKeyDeleteTest.php b/test/functional/SSHKeyDeleteTest.php
index b45f2a37..bb32f0d2 100644
--- a/test/functional/SSHKeyDeleteTest.php
+++ b/test/functional/SSHKeyDeleteTest.php
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
 
-class SSHKeyDeleteTest extends TestCase
+class SSHKeyDeleteTest extends UnityWebPortalTestCase
 {
     static $initialKeys;
 
diff --git a/test/functional/ViewAsUserTest.php b/test/functional/ViewAsUserTest.php
index a4195e0d..99383c1c 100644
--- a/test/functional/ViewAsUserTest.php
+++ b/test/functional/ViewAsUserTest.php
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
 use UnityWebPortal\lib\UnityHTTPD;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
-class ViewAsUserTest extends TestCase
+class ViewAsUserTest extends UnityWebPortalTestCase
 {
     public function _testViewAsUser(array $beforeUser, array $afterUser)
     {
diff --git a/test/phpunit-bootstrap.php b/test/phpunit-bootstrap.php
index 8ca38744..3061f59f 100644
--- a/test/phpunit-bootstrap.php
+++ b/test/phpunit-bootstrap.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 use UnityWebPortal\lib\UnityGroup;
 use UnityWebPortal\lib\UnityHTTPD;
+use UnityWebPortal\lib\UnitySQL;
 use UnityWebPortal\lib\UnityHTTPDMessageLevel;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
@@ -323,28 +324,105 @@ function getAdminUser()
     return ["user1@org1.test", "foo", "bar", "user1@org1.test"];
 }
 
-function assertMessageExists(
-    TestCase $test_case,
-    UnityHTTPDMessageLevel $level,
-    string $title_regex,
-    string $body_regex,
-) {
-    $messages = UnityHTTPD::getMessages();
-    $error_msg = sprintf(
-        "message(level='%s' title_regex='%s' body_regex='%s'), not found. found messages: %s",
-        $level->value,
-        $title_regex,
-        $body_regex,
-        jsonEncode($messages),
-    );
-    $messages_with_title = array_filter($messages, fn($x) => preg_match($title_regex, $x[0]));
-    $messages_with_title_and_body = array_filter(
-        $messages_with_title,
-        fn($x) => preg_match($body_regex, $x[1]),
-    );
-    $messages_with_title_and_body_and_level = array_filter(
-        $messages_with_title_and_body,
-        fn($x) => $x[2] == $level,
-    );
-    $test_case->assertNotEmpty($messages_with_title_and_body_and_level, $error_msg);
+class UnityWebPortalTestCase extends TestCase
+{
+    public function assertMessageExists(
+        UnityHTTPDMessageLevel $level,
+        string $title_regex,
+        string $body_regex,
+    ) {
+        $messages = UnityHTTPD::getMessages();
+        $error_msg = sprintf(
+            "message(level='%s' title_regex='%s' body_regex='%s'), not found. found messages: %s",
+            $level->value,
+            $title_regex,
+            $body_regex,
+            jsonEncode($messages),
+        );
+        $messages_with_title = array_filter($messages, fn($x) => preg_match($title_regex, $x[0]));
+        $messages_with_title_and_body = array_filter(
+            $messages_with_title,
+            fn($x) => preg_match($body_regex, $x[1]),
+        );
+        $messages_with_title_and_body_and_level = array_filter(
+            $messages_with_title_and_body,
+            fn($x) => $x[2] == $level,
+        );
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($messages_with_title_and_body_and_level, $error_msg);
+    }
+
+    public function assertGroupMembers(UnityGroup $group, array $expected_members)
+    {
+        sort($expected_members);
+        $found_members = $group->getGroupMemberUIDs();
+        sort($found_members);
+        $this->assertEqualsCanonicalizing($expected_members, $found_members);
+    }
+
+    public function assertRequestedMembership(bool $expected, string $gid)
+    {
+        global $USER, $SQL;
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $SQL->requestExists($USER->uid, $gid));
+    }
+
+    public function getNumberAccountDeletionRequests()
+    {
+        global $USER, $SQL;
+        $stmt = $SQL->getConn()->prepare("SELECT * FROM account_deletion_requests WHERE uid=:uid");
+        $uid = $USER->uid;
+        $stmt->bindParam(":uid", $uid);
+        $stmt->execute();
+        return count($stmt->fetchAll());
+    }
+
+    public function assertNumberAccountDeletionRequests(int $x)
+    {
+        global $USER, $SQL;
+        if ($x == 0) {
+            $this->assertFalse($USER->hasRequestedAccountDeletion());
+            $this->assertFalse($SQL->accDeletionRequestExists($USER->uid));
+        } elseif ($x > 0) {
+            $this->assertTrue($USER->hasRequestedAccountDeletion());
+            $this->assertTrue($SQL->accDeletionRequestExists($USER->uid));
+        } else {
+            throw new RuntimeException("x must not be negative");
+        }
+        $this->assertEquals($x, $this->getNumberAccountDeletionRequests());
+    }
+
+    public function assertRequestedPIGroup(bool $expected)
+    {
+        global $USER, $SQL;
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            $expected,
+            $SQL->requestExists($USER->uid, UnitySQL::REQUEST_BECOME_PI),
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function getNumberPiBecomeRequests()
+    {
+        global $USER, $SQL;
+        // FIXME table name, "admin" are public constants in UnitySQL
+        // FIXME "admin" should be something else
+        $stmt = $SQL
+            ->getConn()
+            ->prepare("SELECT * FROM requests WHERE uid=:uid and request_for='admin'");
+        $uid = $USER->uid;
+        $stmt->bindParam(":uid", $uid);
+        $stmt->execute();
+        return count($stmt->fetchAll());
+    }
+
+    public function assertNumberPiBecomeRequests(int $x)
+    {
+        global $USER, $SQL;
+        if ($x == 0) {
+            $this->assertFalse($SQL->requestExists($USER->uid, UnitySQL::REQUEST_BECOME_PI));
+        } elseif ($x > 0) {
+            $this->assertTrue($SQL->requestExists($USER->uid, UnitySQL::REQUEST_BECOME_PI));
+        } else {
+            throw new RuntimeException("x must not be negative");
+        }
+        $this->assertEquals($x, $this->getNumberPiBecomeRequests());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/AjaxSshValidateTest.php b/test/unit/AjaxSshValidateTest.php
index e22cb0b2..6a3b3bae 100644
--- a/test/unit/AjaxSshValidateTest.php
+++ b/test/unit/AjaxSshValidateTest.php
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
-namespace UnityWebPortal\lib;
-
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
 
-class AjaxSshValidateTest extends TestCase
+class AjaxSshValidateTest extends UnityWebPortalTestCase
 {
     public static function providerTestSshValidate()
     {
diff --git a/test/unit/UnityGithubTest.php b/test/unit/UnityGithubTest.php
index 57cd5f8f..955a7f98 100644
--- a/test/unit/UnityGithubTest.php
+++ b/test/unit/UnityGithubTest.php
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 
-namespace UnityWebPortal\lib;
-
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
+use UnityWebPortal\lib\UnityGithub;
 
-class UnityGithubTest extends TestCase
+class UnityGithubTest extends UnityWebPortalTestCase
 {
     public static function providerTestGetGithubKeys()
     {
diff --git a/test/unit/UnitySSOTest.php b/test/unit/UnitySSOTest.php
index bb4ae3aa..07cc2207 100644
--- a/test/unit/UnitySSOTest.php
+++ b/test/unit/UnitySSOTest.php
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 <?php
 
-namespace UnityWebPortal\lib;
-
 use UnityWebPortal\lib\exceptions\SSOException;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use UnityWebPortal\lib\UnitySSO;
 
-class UnitySSOTest extends TestCase
+class UnitySSOTest extends UnityWebPortalTestCase
 {
     public function testMultipleAttributeValues()
     {
diff --git a/test/unit/UtilsTest.php b/test/unit/UtilsTest.php
index 3644afd3..f5ee8ba8 100644
--- a/test/unit/UtilsTest.php
+++ b/test/unit/UtilsTest.php
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 
 use UnityWebPortal\lib\exceptions\ArrayKeyException;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
 
-class UtilsTest extends TestCase
+class UtilsTest extends UnityWebPortalTestCase
 {
     public static function SSHKeyProvider()
     {