diff --git a/script/build/test_db_config.sh b/script/build/test_db_config.sh
new file mode 100755
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+#!/bin/bash
+DBNAME=$1
+DBFILE=config/database.yml2
+
+echo "Creating $DBFILE for tests with dbname $DBNAME"
+
+echo "test:" > $DBFILE
+echo "  adapter: mysql2" >> $DBFILE
+echo "  database: $DBNAME" >> $DBFILE
+echo "  pool: 50" >> $DBFILE
+echo "  timeout: 5000" >> $DBFILE
+echo "  encoding: utf8" >> $DBFILE
+echo "  username: root" >> $DBFILE
+echo "  password:" >> $DBFILE