diff --git a/mysql/README b/mysql/README
index 78cc14a..4303606 100644
--- a/mysql/README
+++ b/mysql/README
@@ -60,3 +60,15 @@ Installation
 
 
         This should be all.
+
+Manual Installation
+===================
+
+	1) create a mysql database
+		mysqladmin create $db
+
+	2) add the required GRANT to a user and database
+		echo "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON $db TO $user@localhost IDENTIFIED BY '$password'" | mysql mysql
+
+	3) create the schema: 
+		mysql $db < sql
diff --git a/mysql/sql b/mysql/sql
index 37d6072..3454f9b 100644
--- a/mysql/sql
+++ b/mysql/sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE TABLE note (
   number int(10) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL auto_increment,
+  topic text,
   note text,
   date text,
   PRIMARY KEY (number)