diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c782c46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mysql_credentials.php
diff --git a/mysql_credentials.php.sample b/mysql_credentials.php.sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a88b072
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql_credentials.php.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+return array(
+  "servername" => "localhost",
+  "username" => "username_goes_here",
+  "password" => "password_goes_here",
+  "database" => "database_name_goes_here"
+);
+?>
diff --git a/setup.php b/setup.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fd0117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php
+// MySQL credentials
+$mysql = require('mysql_credentials.php');
+
+$conn = new mysqli($mysql["servername"], $mysql["username"], $mysql["password"], $mysql["database"]);
+if ($conn->connect_error) {
+  die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
+} 
+
+$query = "create table data(
+  id int(10) primary key,
+  a int(8) default 0,
+  b int(8) default 0,
+  c int(8) default 0,
+  d int(8) default 0,
+  e int(8) default 0,
+  f int(8) default 0,
+  g int(8) default 0,
+  h int(8) default 0,
+  i int(8) default 0,
+  j int(8) default 0,
+  k int(8) default 0,
+  l int(8) default 0,
+  m int(8) default 0,
+  n int(8) default 0,
+  o int(8) default 0,
+  p int(8) default 0,
+  q int(8) default 0,
+  r int(8) default 0,
+  s int(8) default 0,
+  t int(8) default 0,
+  u int(8) default 0,
+  v int(8) default 0,
+  w int(8) default 0,
+  x int(8) default 0,
+  y int(8) default 0,
+  z int(8) default 0
+);";
+if ($conn->query($query) === true) {
+  echo "Succesfully created table";
+}
+else {
+  echo "Error creating tables";
+}
+$conn->close();
+?>