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+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { } }:
+
+with pkgs;
+
+mkShell {
+  buildInputs = [ mysql57 ];
+
+  shellHook = ''
+    pkill mysql
+    rm -rf .mysql && mkdir .mysql
+
+    mysqld --datadir="$(pwd)/.mysql" --socket="$(pwd)/.mysql/mysql.sock" --initialize-insecure
+    mysqld --datadir="$(pwd)/.mysql" --socket="$(pwd)/.mysql/mysql.sock" --skip-networking &
+    sleep 1
+
+    mysql --socket="$(pwd)/.mysql/mysql.sock" -u root < $(pwd)/assets/db.sql
+
+    alias phpunit="./vendor/bin/phpunit"
+    alias mysql='mysql --socket="$(pwd)/.mysql/mysql.sock" -u root'
+  '';
+}