diff --git a/scripts/cleardb.sh b/scripts/cleardb.sh
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index 0000000000..06690ed70a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/cleardb.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+export user=$1
+export password=$2
+export DB=$3
+export SCR=$4
+
+mysqladmin -u $user --password=$password -f drop $DB
+mysqladmin -u $user --password=$password create $DB
+mysql -u $user --password=$password $DB < $SCR
+
diff --git a/scripts/rebuilddb.sh b/scripts/rebuilddb.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/rebuilddb.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+export user=$1
+export password=$2
+export DB=$3
+export SCR=$4
+
+mysqldump -u $user --password=$password -c -t --hex-blob $DB > /tmp/$DB.sql
+mysqladmin -u $user --password=$password -f drop $DB
+mysqladmin -u $user --password=$password create $DB
+mysql -u $user --password=$password $DB < $SCR
+mysql -u $user --password=$password $DB < /tmp/$DB.sql
+
+