diff --git a/includes/engelsystem_provider.php b/includes/engelsystem_provider.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56d12de6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/engelsystem_provider.php
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * This file includes all needed functions, connects to the db etc.
+ */
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/mysqli_provider.php');
+
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/sys_auth.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/sys_counter.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/sys_log.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/sys_menu.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/sys_page.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/sys_template.php');
+
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/model/AngelType_model.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/model/LogEntries_model.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/model/Message_model.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/model/NeededAngelTypes_model.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/model/Room_model.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/model/ShiftEntry_model.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/model/Shifts_model.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/model/ShiftTypes_model.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/model/UserAngelTypes_model.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/model/UserGroups_model.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/model/User_model.php');
+
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/view/AngelTypes_view.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/view/Questions_view.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/view/Rooms_view.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/view/Shifts_view.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/view/ShiftEntry_view.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/view/ShiftTypes_view.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/view/UserAngelTypes_view.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/view/User_view.php');
+
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/controller/angeltypes_controller.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/controller/rooms_controller.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/controller/shifts_controller.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/controller/shifttypes_controller.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/controller/users_controller.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/controller/user_angeltypes_controller.php');
+
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/helper/internationalization_helper.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/helper/message_helper.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/helper/error_helper.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/helper/email_helper.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/helper/session_helper.php');
+
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/mailer/shifts_mailer.php');
+
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../config/config.default.php');
+if (file_exists(realpath(__DIR__ . '/../config/config.php')))
+  require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../config/config.php');
+
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/admin_active.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/admin_arrive.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/admin_free.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/admin_groups.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/admin_import.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/admin_log.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/admin_questions.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/admin_rooms.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/admin_shifts.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/admin_user.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/guest_login.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/user_messages.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/user_myshifts.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/user_news.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/user_questions.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/user_settings.php');
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/user_shifts.php');
+
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../vendor/parsedown/Parsedown.php');
+
+session_lifetime(24 * 60, preg_replace("/[^a-z0-9-]/", '', md5(__DIR__)));
+session_start();
+
+gettext_init();
+
+sql_connect($config['host'], $config['user'], $config['pw'], $config['db']);
+
+load_auth();
+
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/index.php b/public/index.php
index 967fe3a7..418b7eea 100644
--- a/public/index.php
+++ b/public/index.php
@@ -1,81 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/mysqli_provider.php');
-
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/sys_auth.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/sys_counter.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/sys_log.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/sys_menu.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/sys_page.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/sys_template.php');
-
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/model/AngelType_model.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/model/LogEntries_model.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/model/Message_model.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/model/NeededAngelTypes_model.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/model/Room_model.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/model/ShiftEntry_model.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/model/Shifts_model.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/model/ShiftTypes_model.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/model/UserAngelTypes_model.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/model/UserGroups_model.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/model/User_model.php');
-
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/view/AngelTypes_view.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/view/Questions_view.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/view/Rooms_view.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/view/Shifts_view.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/view/ShiftEntry_view.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/view/ShiftTypes_view.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/view/UserAngelTypes_view.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/view/User_view.php');
-
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/controller/angeltypes_controller.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/controller/rooms_controller.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/controller/shifts_controller.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/controller/shifttypes_controller.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/controller/users_controller.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/controller/user_angeltypes_controller.php');
-
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/helper/internationalization_helper.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/helper/message_helper.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/helper/error_helper.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/helper/email_helper.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/helper/session_helper.php');
-
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/mailer/shifts_mailer.php');
-
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../config/config.default.php');
-if (file_exists(realpath(__DIR__ . '/../config/config.php')))
-  require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../config/config.php');
-
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/admin_active.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/admin_arrive.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/admin_free.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/admin_groups.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/admin_import.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/admin_log.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/admin_questions.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/admin_rooms.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/admin_shifts.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/admin_user.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/guest_login.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/user_messages.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/user_myshifts.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/user_news.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/user_questions.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/user_settings.php');
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/pages/user_shifts.php');
-
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../vendor/parsedown/Parsedown.php');
-
-session_lifetime(24 * 60, preg_replace("/[^a-z0-9-]/", '', md5(__DIR__)));
-session_start();
-
-gettext_init();
-
-sql_connect($config['host'], $config['user'], $config['pw'], $config['db']);
-
-load_auth();
+require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../includes/engelsystem_provider.php');
 
 // JSON Authorisierung gewünscht?
 if (isset($_REQUEST['auth']))