diff --git a/conf/drop_tables.conf.sample b/conf/drop_tables.conf.sample
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+
+## ===================================================================
+## - Configuration File for "drop_tables.sh" Script
+## ===================================================================
+
+
+# - MYSQL_CREDENTIAL_ARGS
+# -
+# - MySQL / MariaDB credentials
+# -
+# - Giving password on command line is insecure an sind mysql 5.5
+# - you will get a warning doing so.
+# - 
+# - Reading username/password fro file ist also possible, using MySQL/MariaDB
+# - commandline parameter '--defaults-file'.
+# - 
+# - Since Mysql Version 5.6, you can read username/password from
+# - encrypted file.
+# -
+# -    Create (encrypted) option file:
+# -    $ mysql_config_editor set --login-path=local --socket=/tmp/mysql.sock  --user=root --password
+# -    $ Password:
+# -
+# -    Use of option file:
+# -    $ mysql --login-path=local ...
+# -
+# - Example
+# -    MYSQL_CREDENTIAL_ARGS="--login-path=local"
+# -    MYSQL_CREDENTIAL_ARGS="--defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf" (Debian default)
+# -    MYSQL_CREDENTIAL_ARGS="--defaults-file=/usr/local/mysql/sys-maint.cnf"
+# -
+# - Defaults to MYSQL_CREDENTIAL_ARGS="--login-path=local"
+# -
+#MYSQL_CREDENTIAL_ARGS=""
diff --git a/drop_tables.sh b/drop_tables.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+working_dir="$(dirname $(realpath $0))"
+log_dir="${working_dir}/log"
+
+conf_file="${working_dir}/conf/drop_tables.conf"
+
+tmp_log_file="$(mktemp)"
+
+# -------------
+# - Variable settings
+# -------------
+
+#DEFAULT_ACTION='create'
+DEFAULT_MYSQL_CREDENTIAL_ARGS="--login-path=local"
+
+DATABASE_NAME=""
+DATABASE_NAME_NEEDED=true
+QUIET_MODE=false
+NON_INTERACTIVE_MODE=false
+
+
+# -------------
+# --- Some functions
+# -------------
+
+usage() {
+   echo 
+      [ -n  "$1" ] && echo -e "Error: $1\n"
+
+      cat<<EOF
+
+   Usage: $(basename $0) [Options]
+
+      Script drops an existing MySQL database. The database name is either given on 
+      command line using parameter '-d' or will be asked for otherwise.
+
+      If a user is given or
+
+   
+
+      Options:
+
+      -d <db-name>
+            The name of the domain, which is requested for deletion. If not set, script
+            will ask for the database name.
+
+      -I
+            Non-interactive mode. Script will act in non-interactice mode. At least the
+            database name must be given using parameter '-d'. Default is acting in 
+            interactive mode
+
+EOF
+clean_up 1
+}
+
+
+clean_up() {
+
+   # Perform program exit housekeeping
+   rm -f $tmp_log_file
+   exit $1
+}
+
+fatal(){
+   echo ""
+   if $terminal ; then
+      if [[ -n "$*" ]] ; then
+         echo -e "   [ \033[31m\033[1mFatal\033[m ]: $*"
+      else
+         echo "   \033[31m\033[1mFatal error\033[m:"
+      fi
+      echo ""
+      echo -e "              \033[31m\033[1mScript will be interrupted.\033[m\033[m"
+   else
+      if [[ -n "$*" ]] ; then
+         echo "   [ Fatal ]: $*"
+      else
+         echo "   Fatal error:"
+      fi
+      echo ""
+      echo "              Script was terminated...."
+   fi
+   echo ""
+   clean_up 1
+}
+
+echononl(){
+   if $terminal && ! $QUIET_MODE ; then
+      echo X\\c > /tmp/shprompt$$
+      if [ `wc -c /tmp/shprompt$$ | awk '{print $1}'` -eq 1 ]; then
+         echo -e -n "$*\\c" 1>&2
+      else
+         echo -e -n "$*" 1>&2
+      fi
+      rm /tmp/shprompt$$
+   fi
+}
+
+error(){
+   echo ""
+   if $terminal ; then
+      echo -e "   [ \033[31m\033[1mError\033[m ]: $*"
+   else
+      echo "Error: $*"
+   fi
+   echo ""
+}
+
+warn (){
+   if $terminal && ! $QUIET_MODE ; then
+      echo ""
+      echo -e "   [ \033[33m\033[1mWarning\033[m ]: $*"
+      echo ""
+   fi
+}
+
+info (){
+   if $terminal && ! $QUIET_MODE ; then
+      echo ""
+      echo -e "   [ \033[32m\033[1mInfo\033[m ]: $*"
+      echo ""
+   fi
+}
+
+echo_ok() {
+   if $terminal && ! $QUIET_MODE ; then
+      echo -e "\033[80G[ \033[32mok\033[m ]"
+   fi
+}
+echo_failed(){
+   if $terminal && ! $QUIET_MODE ; then
+      echo -e "\033[80G[ \033[1;31mfailed\033[m ]"
+   fi
+}
+echo_skipped() {
+   if $terminal && ! $QUIET_MODE ; then
+      echo -e "\033[80G[ \033[37mskipped\033[m ]"
+   fi
+}
+
+
+trap clean_up SIGHUP SIGINT SIGTERM
+
+
+
+
+# -------------
+# - Read Commandline Parameters
+# -------------
+
+while getopts d:hIqu:U opt ; do
+   case $opt in
+      d) DATABASE_NAME="$OPTARG"
+         DATABASE_NAME_NEEDED=false
+         ;;
+      I) NON_INTERACTIVE_MODE=true
+         ;;
+      h) usage
+          ;;
+      *) usage
+   esac
+done
+
+shift $(expr $OPTIND - 1)
+[[ "$#" -gt 0 ]] && usage "Wrong number of arguments given!"
+
+# - If not running in a terminal, be silent and non-interactive
+# -
+if [[ -t 1 ]] ; then
+      terminal=true
+else
+   terminal=false
+   QUIET_MODE=true
+   NON_INTERACTIVE_MODE=true
+fi
+
+
+if $NON_INTERACTIVE_MODE && [[ -z "$DATABASE_NAME" ]]; then
+   fatal "In quiet mode the database name must be given on th command line!"
+fi
+
+
+
+# -------------
+# - Load Settings from configuration file create_drop_database.conf
+# -------------
+
+if ! $QUIET_MODE ; then
+   echo ""
+fi
+echononl "   Loading configuration settings from $(basename ${conf_file}).."
+if [[ -f "$conf_file" ]]; then
+   source "$conf_file" > $tmp_log_file 2>&1
+   if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+      echo_ok
+   else
+      echo_failed
+      fatal "$(cat $tmp_log_file)"
+   fi
+else
+   echo_skipped
+   warn "No Configuration File found. Loading defaults.."
+fi
+
+[[ -n "$MYSQL_CREDENTIAL_ARGS" ]] || MYSQL_CREDENTIAL_ARGS="$DEFAULT_MYSQL_CREDENTIAL_ARGS"
+   
+
+if ! $NON_INTERACTIVE_MODE ; then
+
+   clear
+   if $DATABASE_NAME_NEEDED ; then
+      echo ""
+      echo -e "\033[32m--\033[m"
+      echo ""
+      echo "Insert Database name from which all tables should be deleted.."
+      echo ""
+      echo ""
+      echononl "Database name: "
+      read DATABASE_NAME
+      while [ "X$DATABASE_NAME" = "X" ] ; do
+         echo -e "\n\t\033[33m\033[1mEingabe erforderlich.\033[m\n"
+         echononl "Database name: "
+         read DATABASE_NAME
+      done
+   fi
+fi
+
+if ! $QUIET_MODE ; then
+   echo ""
+   echo ""
+   echo -e "\033[32m\033[1m====================\033[m"
+   echo "Settings: Drop all MySQL tables"
+   echo -e "\033[32m\033[1m====================\033[m"
+   echo ""
+   echo "   Database name................: $DATABASE_NAME"
+   echo ""
+   echo ""
+fi
+
+if ! $NON_INTERACTIVE_MODE ; then
+
+   info "To Continue dropping all tables from \033[1m$DATABASE_NAME\033[m type uppercase 'YES'"
+   echo -e -n "\033[1mContinue:\033[m "
+   read OK
+
+   if [[ "$OK" != "YES" ]] ; then
+      fatal "Abort by user request - Answer as not 'YES'"
+   fi
+
+fi
+
+_result="$(mysql $MYSQL_CREDENTIAL_ARGS -N -s -e "SHOW DATABASES LIKE '$DATABASE_NAME'")"
+if [[ -z "$_result" ]]; then
+   fatal "No database '$DATABASE_NAME' found!"
+fi
+
+
+if ! $QUIET_MODE ; then
+   echo ""
+   echo ""
+   echo -e "   Processing database \033[1m$DATABASE_NAME\033[m"
+   echo ""
+fi
+
+echononl "   Get table list from database '$DATABASE_NAME' .."
+_TABLES="$(mysql $MYSQL_CREDENTIAL_ARGS $DATABASE_NAME -N -s -e "show tables" 2> $tmp_log_file)"
+if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] ; then
+   echo_failed
+   fatal "$(cat $tmp_log_file)"
+else
+   echo_ok
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "$_TABLES" ]]; then
+   warn "No tables found in database '$DATABASE_NAME'."
+   clean_up 0
+fi
+
+echononl "   Drop tables form database '$DATABASE_NAME' .."
+_failed=false
+> $tmp_log_file
+for _table in $_TABLES ; do
+   mysql $MYSQL_CREDENTIAL_ARGS $DATABASE_NAME -N -s -e "DROP TABLE \`$_table\`" >> $tmp_log_file 2>&1
+   if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] ; then
+      _failed=true
+      _tables_not_deleted+=("$_table")
+   fi
+done
+if $_failed ; then
+
+   echo_failed
+   error "$(cat $tmp_log_file)"
+
+   if [[ ${#_tables_not_deleted[@]} -gt 0 ]] ; then
+      echo ""
+      echo "Tables are NOT deleted:"
+      for _table in "${_tables_not_deleted[@]}" ; do
+         echo  "   $_table"
+      done
+      echo ""
+   fi
+else
+   echo_ok
+fi
+
+if ! $QUIET_MODE ; then
+   echo ""
+fi
+
+clean_up 0