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1. Create a MySQL options file in your home directory called ~/.my_cal.cnf.

   1. This file will contain the database access parameters the Python scripts will use.
   2. You can use a different file with the -o parameter. It can be useful to have different files for the calib and calib_test databases. Be sure to include the full path (e.g., ~/) for the file.

   3. Change the permissions so that you are the only one who can read it (chmod 600).

2. Add the following lines to the file:

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   language text title cnf file collapse true
   [client] host=glastCalibDB.slac.stanford.edu user=<your database user name> password=<your database password> database=calib (for testing use

   You can use the calib_test

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   database instead of the calib database for testing. You may need to enclose your password in quotes if it contains certain special characters (like #). 

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