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+#!/bin/bash
+MYSQL_DOCKER_VER=latest
+MYSQL_DB_START_WAIT=10
+echo "running mysql docker container"
+docker run -p 3306:3306 --name poco-test-mysql -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=poco -e MYSQL_DATABASE=pocotestdb -d mysql:$MYSQL_DOCKER_VER
+echo "container up and running, sleeping $MYSQL_DB_START_WAIT seconds waiting for mysql db to start ..."
+sleep $MYSQL_DB_START_WAIT
+./bin/Linux/x86_64/testrunner -all
+echo "stopping mysql docker container"
+docker stop poco-test-mysql
+echo "removing mysql docker container"
+docker rm poco-test-mysql