diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6287434..aac5102 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ before_install:
   - sudo apt-get update -qq
 
   # Remove MySQL. Completely and totally.
-  - sudo apt-get remove --purge -s 'mysql*'
+  - sudo apt-get remove --purge 'mysql*'
   - sudo apt-get autoremove
   - sudo apt-get autoclean
   - sudo rm -rf /var/lib/mysql
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1d9a651..212ab71 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ The home directory inside which Python MySQL settings will be stored, which Ansi
 
 The MySQL root user account password.
 
+    mysql_databases: []
+
+The MySQL databases to create. A database has the values `name`, `encoding` (defaults to `utf8`) and `collation` (defaults to `utf8_general_ci`). The formats of these are the same as in the `mysql_db` module.
+
+    mysql_users: []
+
+The MySQL users and their privileges. A user has the values `name`, `host` (defaults to `localhost`), `password` and `priv` (defaults to `*.*:USAGE`). The formats of these are the same as in the `mysql_user` module.
+
     mysql_packages:
       - mysql
       - mysql-server
@@ -37,6 +45,11 @@ The MySQL root user account password.
 
 Default MySQL connection configuration.
 
+    mysql_log_error: /var/log/mysqld.log
+    mysql_syslog_tag: mysqld
+
+MySQL logging configuration. Setting `mysql_log_error` to `syslog` will make MySQL log to syslog using the `mysql_syslog_tag`.
+
     mysql_key_buffer_size: "256M"
     mysql_max_allowed_packet: "1M"
     mysql_table_open_cache: "256"
@@ -59,6 +72,15 @@ None.
 *Inside `vars/main.yml`*:
 
     mysql_root_password: super-secure-password
+    mysql_databases:
+      - name: example_db
+        encoding: latin1
+        collation: latin1_general_ci
+    mysql_users:
+      - name: example_user
+        host: "%"
+        password: similarly-secure-password
+        priv: "example_db.*:ALL"
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 29c09b9..d8a19e6 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 mysql_user_home: /root
+mysql_root_username: root
 mysql_root_password: root
 
 # Pass in a comma-separated list of repos to use (e.g. "remi,epel"). Used only
@@ -42,3 +43,11 @@ mysql_innodb_lock_wait_timeout: 50
 
 # mysqldump settings
 mysql_mysqldump_max_allowed_packet: "64M"
+
+# mysqld_safe setting
+mysql_log_error: /var/log/mysqld.log
+mysql_syslog_tag: mysqld
+
+# databases and users settings
+mysql_databases: []
+mysql_users: []
diff --git a/meta/main.yml b/meta/main.yml
index ea6aafd..c66da60 100644
--- a/meta/main.yml
+++ b/meta/main.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ dependencies: []
 
 galaxy_info:
   author: geerlingguy
-  description: MySQL server for RHEL/CentOS 6.x
+  description: MySQL server for RHEL/CentOS 6.x and Debian/Ubuntu
   company: "Midwestern Mac, LLC"
   license: "license (BSD, MIT)"
   min_ansible_version: 1.4
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 8b9850a..c69147a 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -70,3 +70,20 @@
   mysql_db: >
     name="test"
     state=absent
+
+- name: Ensure MySQL databases are present.
+  mysql_db: >
+    name="{{ item.name }}"
+    collation="{{ item.collation | default('utf8_general_ci') }}"
+    encoding="{{ item.encoding | default('utf8') }}"
+    state=present
+  with_items: mysql_databases
+
+- name: Ensure MySQL users are present.
+  mysql_user: >
+    name="{{ item.name }}"
+    host="{{ item.host | default('localhost') }}"
+    password="{{ item.password }}"
+    priv="{{ item.priv | default('*.*:USAGE') }}"
+    state=present
+  with_items: mysql_users
diff --git a/templates/my.cnf.j2 b/templates/my.cnf.j2
index 13c387d..ee0ac85 100644
--- a/templates/my.cnf.j2
+++ b/templates/my.cnf.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [client]
 #password = your_password
-port = 3306
-socket = /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
+port = {{ mysql_port }}
+socket = {{ mysql_socket }}
 
 [mysqld]
 port = {{ mysql_port }}
@@ -52,5 +52,11 @@ quick
 max_allowed_packet = {{ mysql_mysqldump_max_allowed_packet }}
 
 [mysqld_safe]
-log-error = /var/log/mysqld.log
+{% if mysql_log_error == 'syslog' %}
+syslog
+syslog-tag = {{ mysql_syslog_tag }}
+{% else %}
+skip-syslog
+log-error = {{ mysql_log_error }}
+{% endif %}
 pid-file = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
diff --git a/templates/python-my.cnf.j2 b/templates/python-my.cnf.j2
index b013aa3..43de06a 100644
--- a/templates/python-my.cnf.j2
+++ b/templates/python-my.cnf.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [client]
-user=root
-password={{ mysql_root_password }}
\ No newline at end of file
+user={{ mysql_root_username }}
+password={{ mysql_root_password }}