gistfile1.rb

::Chef::Recipe.send(:include, Opscode::OpenSSL::Password)                                                      

app = data_bag_item('apps', 'bulletin_board')
app['mysql_root_password'][node.chef_environment] = node['mysql']['server_root_password']
app['databases'][node.chef_environment]['password'] = secure_password
app.save

chef_gem 'mysql' do
  action :install
end

mysql_database 'bulletin_board' do
  connection ({
    :host => 'localhost',
    :username => 'root',
    :password => node['mysql']['server_root_password']})
  action :create
end

mysql_connection_info = {
  :host => 'localhost',
  :username => 'root',
  :password => node['mysql']['server_root_password']
}

mysql_database_user 'lvrug' do
  connection mysql_connection_info
  password data_bag_item('apps', 'bulletin_board')['databases'][node.chef_environment]['password']
  action :create
end