Merge pull request #1 from mpath/utility_functions

Utility functions
fixed how the installer creates the db config file
Merge pull request #31 from mpath/fix_installer

fixed how the installer creates the db config file
Merge pull request #32 from mpath/master

Update README.rst
Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/master'
Merge pull request #16 from jmeridth/master

merge jms master