--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/post.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
+end
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/database.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+:development: &defaults
+  :adapter: mysql
+  :database: slapp_development
+  :username: slapp
+  :password: SL@ppYin08
+  :host: localhost
+  :socket: /tmp/mysql.sock
+  :encoding: utf8
+
+:test:
+  <<: *defaults
+  :database: slapp_test
\ No newline at end of file

--- a/config/init.rb
+++ b/config/init.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ end
 # use_orm :datamapper
 
 ### Uncomment for ActiveRecord ORM
-# use_orm :activerecord
+use_orm :activerecord
 
 ### Uncomment for Sequel ORM
 # use_orm :sequel
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ end
 ### merb.
 ###
 # use_test :test_unit
-# use_test :rspec
+use_test :rspec
 
 ### Add your other dependencies here
 
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ end
 # OR
 # dependencies "RedCloth" => "> 3.0", "ruby-aes-cext" => "= 1.0"
 
+dependency "merb_helpers"
+
 Merb::BootLoader.after_app_loads do
   ### Add dependencies here that must load after the application loads:
 

--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema/migrations/001_post_migration.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+class PostMigration < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def self.up
+    create_table :posts do |t|
+      t.string      :body 
+      t.datetime    :created_at 
+
+      t.timestamps
+    end 
+  end
+
+  def self.down
+    drop_table :posts
+  end
+end

--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema/schema.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# This file is auto-generated from the current state of the database. Instead of editing this file, 
+# please use the migrations feature of ActiveRecord to incrementally modify your database, and
+# then regenerate this schema definition.
+#
+# Note that this schema.rb definition is the authoritative source for your database schema. If you need
+# to create the application database on another system, you should be using db:schema:load, not running
+# all the migrations from scratch. The latter is a flawed and unsustainable approach (the more migrations
+# you'll amass, the slower it'll run and the greater likelihood for issues).
+#
+# It's strongly recommended to check this file into your version control system.
+
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 1) do
+
+  create_table "posts", :force => true do |t|
+    t.string   "body"
+    t.datetime "created_at"
+    t.datetime "updated_at"
+  end
+
+end

--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/post_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+require File.join( File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "spec_helper" )
+
+describe Post do
+
+  it "should have specs"
+
+end
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