sb-tools provides functionality for managing your sandbox.  Right now the toolset is relatively simple.

To install, do a git checkout of this repo in your home directory

cd
git clone git://github.com/brettpaden/sb-tools.git

To use, add the following lines to your .bash_profile:

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin:$HOME/sb-tools/bin
RUBYLIB=$RUBYLIB:$HOME/sb-tools/lib
PROJECT=fuckthat
SRCTOP=$HOME/src
MYSQL_USER=web
MYSQL_PWD=devpass

export PATH
export RUBYLIB
export PROJECT
export SRCTOP
export MYSQL_USER
export MYSQL_PWD

To generate a mysql installation make sure you have sourced in .bash_profile, then run

generate-mysql

To stop and start the databae:

sb-mysql stop|start|restart

To generate an apache conf that will use passenger to deply your rails app (instead of the craptastic WEBbrtick):

generate-apache-conf --railsapp web -P 10010 --project fuckthat --user paden
source directory (src): 
optional api server (http://localhost:10011): 
socket 10010 is available ... building config
New apache config file available here:
  /u/paden/apache/fuckthat_web.conf

generate-apache-conf --railsapp core -P 10011 --project fuckthat --user paden
source directory (src): 
optional api server (http://localhost:10012): 
socket 10011 is available ... building config
New apache config file available here:
  /u/paden/apache/fuckthat_core.conf

sb-daemons start

To stop

sb-deamons stop

To restart 

sb-deamons restart