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@@ -11,3 +11,50 @@ Included Files:
 2) funct.py -> main bbs functions
 
 3) head.seq -> a sequence (random chars) file generated with http://petscii.krissz.hu/ this is just to have "something" to show to the user.
+
+## To start, first create the needed databases in MySQL with the following commands:
+
+CREATE DATABASE `cbmbbs` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 */;
+
+CREATE TABLE `accounts` (
+  `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+  `username` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
+  `password` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
+  `email` varchar(100) NOT NULL,
+  `active` int(11) NOT NULL,
+  `level` int(11) NOT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY (`id`) USING BTREE,
+  UNIQUE KEY `idx_accounts_username` (`username`)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=8 DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+
+CREATE TABLE `posts` (
+  `idmessage` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+  `date` datetime DEFAULT NULL,
+  `subject` varchar(128) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `userid` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `idboard` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `body` blob DEFAULT NULL,
+  `status` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `idreply` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY (`idmessage`),
+  KEY `idx_boardmessages_userid` (`userid`),
+  KEY `idx_boardmessages_boardid` (`idboard`),
+  KEY `idx_boardmessages_date` (`date`),
+  KEY `idx_boardmessages_replyid` (`idreply`)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+
+CREATE TABLE `posts` (
+  `idmessage` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+  `date` datetime DEFAULT NULL,
+  `subject` varchar(128) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `userid` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `idboard` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `body` blob DEFAULT NULL,
+  `status` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `idreply` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY (`idmessage`),
+  KEY `idx_boardmessages_userid` (`userid`),
+  KEY `idx_boardmessages_boardid` (`idboard`),
+  KEY `idx_boardmessages_date` (`date`),
+  KEY `idx_boardmessages_replyid` (`idreply`)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;