volkzaehler.org uses doctrine [1] as database abstraction and object relation model. To setup your database follow these steps: 1. Make sure you have a proper configuration file (backend/volkszaehler.conf.php) 2. Adjust the configuration to your database setup 3. Call backend/bin/doctrine orm:schema-tool:create Alternative way: This folder contains some SQL dumps which can be imported in your database. Be aware that these dumps can be outdated! These dumps are generated with doctrine schema-tool: backend/bin/doctrine orm:schema-tool:create --dump-sql > share/sql/mysql.sql [1] http://www.doctrine-project.org