gistfile1.rbx

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require 'rubygems'
require 'mysql'
require 'highline/import'

database = ARGV[0] + "_production"
username = ARGV[0] + "_dba"
password = ask("Enter the password for the new database:  ") { |q| q.echo = "*" } 
root_password = ask("Enter your root database password:  ") { |q| q.echo = "*" } 

db = Mysql.real_connect("localhost", "root", root_password)

db.query("CREATE DATABASE #{database}")
db.query("GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON #{database}.* TO '#{username}'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '#{password}'")