diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..57f1cb2a7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/.idea/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e6aa16d391..81d9c3074a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -480,7 +480,9 @@ go test --tags=exp ./...
 
 To run the tests in the examples folder, a running PostgreSQL instance is
 required. The tests use the following environment variables to connect to the
-database:
+database
+
+#### For PostgreSQL
 
 ```
 Variable     Default Value
@@ -492,6 +494,18 @@ PG_PASSWORD  mysecretpassword
 PG_DATABASE  dinotest
 ```
 
+#### For MySQL
+
+```
+Variable     Default Value
+-------------------------
+MYSQL_HOST      127.0.0.1
+MYSQL_PORT      3306
+MYSQL_USER      root
+MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD  mysecretpassword
+MYSQL_DATABASE  dinotest
+```
+
 ```
 go test --tags=examples,exp ./...
 ```
diff --git a/internal/sqltest/mysql.go b/internal/sqltest/mysql.go
index d1cf92e6ad..f793e42a59 100644
--- a/internal/sqltest/mysql.go
+++ b/internal/sqltest/mysql.go
@@ -76,5 +76,10 @@ func MySQL(t *testing.T, migrations []string) (*sql.DB, func()) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return sdb, func() {}
+	return sdb, func() {
+		// Drop the test db after test runs
+		if _, err := db.Exec("DROP DATABASE " + dbName); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
 }