diff --git a/ldapcherry/__init__.py b/ldapcherry/__init__.py
index baa706b..6e81d7d 100644
--- a/ldapcherry/__init__.py
+++ b/ldapcherry/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,298 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # vim:set expandtab tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4:
 #
 # The MIT License (MIT)
-# LdapCherry
+# ldapCherry
 # Copyright (c) 2014 Carpentier Pierre-Francois
 
+#generic imports
+import sys
+import re
+import traceback
+import logging
+import logging.handlers
+from operator import itemgetter
+from socket import error as socket_error
+
+#cherrypy http framework imports
+import cherrypy
+from cherrypy.lib.httputil import parse_query_string
+
+#mako template engines imports
+from mako.template import Template
+from mako import lookup
+
+SESSION_KEY = '_cp_username'
+
+class ldapCherry(object):
+
+    def _get_param(self, section, key, config, default=None):
+        """ Get configuration parameter "key" from config
+        @str section: the section of the config file
+        @str key: the key to get
+        @dict config: the configuration (dictionnary)
+        @str default: the default value if parameter "key" is not present
+        @rtype: str (value of config['key'] if present default otherwith
+        """
+        if section in config and key in config[section]:
+            return config[section][key]
+        if not default is None:
+            return default
+        else:
+            raise MissingParameter(section, key)
+
+    def reload(self, config = None):
+        """ load/reload the configuration
+        """
+
+        try:
+            # definition of the template directory
+            self.template_dir = self._get_param('resources', 'template_dir', config)
+            # log configuration handling
+            # get log level 
+            # (if not in configuration file, log level is set to debug)
+            level = self._get_loglevel(self._get_param('global', 'log.level', config, 'debug'))
+
+            # log format for syslog
+            syslog_formatter = logging.Formatter(
+                    "ldapcherry[%(process)d]: %(message)s")
+
+            access_handler = self._get_param('global', 'log.access_handler', config, 'syslog')
+
+            # replace access log handler by a syslog handler
+            if access_handler == 'syslog':
+                cherrypy.log.access_log.handlers = []
+                handler = logging.handlers.SysLogHandler(address = '/dev/log',
+                        facility='user')
+                handler.setFormatter(syslog_formatter)
+                cherrypy.log.access_log.addHandler(handler)
+
+            # if file, we keep the default
+            elif access_handler == 'file':
+                pass
+
+            # replace access log handler by a null handler
+            elif access_handler == 'none':
+                cherrypy.log.access_log.handlers = []
+                handler = logging.NullHandler()
+                cherrypy.log.access_log.addHandler(handler)
+
+            error_handler = self._get_param('global', 'log.error_handler', config, 'syslog')
+
+            # replacing the error handler by a syslog handler
+            if error_handler == 'syslog':
+                cherrypy.log.error_log.handlers = []
+
+                # redefining log.error method because cherrypy does weird
+                # things like adding the date inside the message 
+                # or adding space even if context is empty 
+                # (by the way, what's the use of "context"?)
+                def syslog_error(msg='', context='', 
+                        severity=logging.INFO, traceback=False):
+                    if traceback:
+                        msg += cherrypy._cperror.format_exc()
+                    if context == '':
+                        cherrypy.log.error_log.log(severity, msg)
+                    else:
+                        cherrypy.log.error_log.log(severity, 
+                                ' '.join((context, msg)))
+                cherrypy.log.error = syslog_error
+
+                handler = logging.handlers.SysLogHandler(address = '/dev/log',
+                        facility='user')
+                handler.setFormatter(syslog_formatter)
+                cherrypy.log.error_log.addHandler(handler)
+
+            # if file, we keep the default
+            elif error_handler == 'file':
+                pass
+
+            # replacing the error handler by a null handler
+            elif error_handler == 'none':
+                cherrypy.log.error_log.handlers = []
+                handler = logging.NullHandler()
+                cherrypy.log.error_log.addHandler(handler)
+
+            # set log level
+            cherrypy.log.error_log.setLevel(level)
+            cherrypy.log.access_log.setLevel(level)
+
+            # preload templates
+            self.temp_lookup = lookup.TemplateLookup(
+                    directories=self.template_dir, input_encoding='utf-8'
+                    )
+            self.temp_index = self.temp_lookup.get_template('index.tmpl')
+            self.temp_result = self.temp_lookup.get_template('result.tmpl')
+            self.temp_error = self.temp_lookup.get_template('error.tmpl')
+            self.temp_login = self.temp_lookup.get_template('login.tmpl')
+
+            # loading the authentification module
+            auth_module = self._get_param('auth', 'auth.module', config)
+            auth = __import__(auth_module, globals(), locals(), ['Auth'], -1)
+            self.auth = auth.Auth(config['auth'], cherrypy.log)
+
+        except MissingParameter as e:
+            cherrypy.log.error(
+                msg = "ldapcherry failure, "\
+                    "missing parameter '%(param)s' "\
+                    "in section '%(section)s'" % {
+                        'param': e.key,
+                        'section': e.section
+                    },
+                severity = logging.ERROR
+                )
+            exit(1)
+            
+    def _get_loglevel(self, level):
+        """ return logging level object
+        corresponding to a given level passed as
+        a string
+        """
+        if level == 'debug':
+            return logging.DEBUG
+        elif level == 'notice':
+            return logging.NOTICE
+        elif level == 'info':
+            return logging.INFO
+        elif level == 'warning' or level == 'warn':
+            return logging.WARNING
+        elif level == 'error' or level == 'err':
+            return logging.ERROR
+        elif level == 'critical' or level == 'crit':
+            return logging.CRITICAL
+        elif level == 'alert':
+            return logging.ALERT
+        elif level == 'emergency' or level == 'emerg':
+            return logging.EMERGENCY
+        else:
+            return logging.INFO
+
+     def _reraise(self, exception):
+        """ reraise a given exception"""
+        raise exception
+    
+    def _error_handler(self, exception, backend=''):
+        """ exception handling function, takes an exception
+        and returns the right error page and emits a log
+        """
+
+        # log the traceback as 'debug'
+        cherrypy.log.error(
+                msg = '',
+                severity = logging.DEBUG,
+                traceback= True
+                )
+
+        # log and error page handling
+        def render_error(alert, message):
+            if alert == 'danger':
+                severity = logging.ERROR
+            elif alert == 'warning':
+                severity = logging.WARNING
+            else:
+                severity = logging.CRITICAL
+
+            cherrypy.log.error(
+                    msg = message,
+                    severity = severity
+                    )
+
+            return self.temp_error.render(
+                        logout_button = self.auth.logout_button,
+                        alert = alert,
+                        message = message,
+                )
+
+        # reraise the exception
+        try:
+            self._reraise(exception)
+
+        # error handling
+        except ldapcherry.exception.MissingParameter:
+            cherrypy.response.status = 500 
+            alert = 'danger'
+            message = 'Example danger'
+            return render_error(alert, message)
+
+        except KeyError:
+            cherrypy.response.status = 400
+            alert = 'warning'
+            message = 'Example warning'
+            return render_error(alert, message)
+
+    @cherrypy.expose
+    def signin(self):
+        """simple signin page
+        """
+        return self.temp_login.render()
+
+    @cherrypy.expose
+    def login(self, login, password):
+        """login page
+        """
+        if self.auth.check_credentials(login, password):
+            message = "login success for user '%(user)s'" % {
+                'user': login
+            }
+            cherrypy.log.error(
+                msg = message,
+                severity = logging.INFO
+            )
+            cherrypy.session[SESSION_KEY] = cherrypy.request.login = login
+            raise cherrypy.HTTPRedirect("/")
+        else:
+            message = "login failed for user '%(user)s'" % {
+                'user': login
+            }
+            cherrypy.log.error(
+                msg = message,
+                severity = logging.WARNING
+            )
+            raise cherrypy.HTTPRedirect("/signin")
+
+    @cherrypy.expose
+    def logout(self):
+        """ logout page 
+        """
+        user = self.auth.end_session()
+        message = "user '%(user)s' logout" % {
+            'user': user
+        }
+        cherrypy.log.error(
+            msg = message,
+            severity = logging.INFO
+        )
+
+        raise cherrypy.HTTPRedirect("/signin")
+
+    @cherrypy.expose
+    def index(self, **params):
+        """main page rendering
+        """
+        pass
+
+    @cherrypy.expose
+    def searchuser(self):
+        """ search user page """
+        pass
+
+    @cherrypy.expose
+    def adduser(self):
+        """ add user page """
+        pass
+
+    @cherrypy.expose
+    def removeuser(self):
+        """ remove user page """
+        pass
+
+    @cherrypy.expose
+    def modifyuser(self):
+        """ modify user page """
+        pass
+
+    @cherrypy.expose
+    def modifyself(self):
+        """ self modify user page """
+        pass
diff --git a/ldapcherry/exceptions.py b/ldapcherry/exceptions.py
index baa706b..f8e91cf 100644
--- a/ldapcherry/exceptions.py
+++ b/ldapcherry/exceptions.py
@@ -5,3 +5,7 @@
 # LdapCherry
 # Copyright (c) 2014 Carpentier Pierre-Francois
 
+class MissingParameter(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, section, key):
+        self.section = section
+        self.key = key