diff --git a/scripts/create-testuser.php b/scripts/create-testuser.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Simply create a test user in the database with "test" as password
+ */
+$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] = 'http://localhost/';
+define('UNIT_TEST_MODE', true);
+
+require_once dirname(__FILE__) . '/../src/SemanticScuttle/header.php';
+
+$us = SemanticScuttle_Service_Factory::get('User');
+$us->addUser('test', 'test', 'test@example.org');
+?>
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