diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLManager.cs b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLManager.cs
index f7baadc964..7e1b40509f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLManager.cs
@@ -530,6 +530,44 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MySQL
             return retval;
         }
 
+        public AvatarAppearance readAppearanceRow(IDataReader reader)
+        {
+            AvatarAppearance appearance = new AvatarAppearance();
+            appearance.Owner = new LLUUID((string)reader["owner"]);
+            appearance.Serial = Convert.ToInt32(reader["serial"]);
+            appearance.VisualParams = (byte[])reader["visual_params"];
+            appearance.Texture = new LLObject.TextureEntry((byte[])reader["texture"], 0, ((byte[])reader["texture"]).Length);
+            appearance.AvatarHeight = (float)Convert.ToDouble(reader["avatar_height"]);
+            appearance.BodyItem = new LLUUID((string)reader["body_item"]);
+            appearance.BodyAsset = new LLUUID((string)reader["body_asset"]);
+            appearance.SkinItem = new LLUUID((string)reader["skin_item"]);
+            appearance.SkinAsset = new LLUUID((string)reader["skin_asset"]);
+            appearance.HairItem = new LLUUID((string)reader["hair_item"]);
+            appearance.HairAsset = new LLUUID((string)reader["hair_asset"]);
+            appearance.EyesItem = new LLUUID((string)reader["eyes_item"]);
+            appearance.EyesAsset = new LLUUID((string)reader["eyes_asset"]);
+            appearance.ShirtItem = new LLUUID((string)reader["shirt_item"]);
+            appearance.ShirtAsset = new LLUUID((string)reader["shirt_asset"]);
+            appearance.PantsItem = new LLUUID((string)reader["pants_item"]);
+            appearance.PantsAsset = new LLUUID((string)reader["pants_asset"]);
+            appearance.ShoesItem = new LLUUID((string)reader["shoes_item"]);
+            appearance.ShoesAsset = new LLUUID((string)reader["shoes_asset"]);
+            appearance.SocksItem = new LLUUID((string)reader["socks_item"]);
+            appearance.SocksAsset = new LLUUID((string)reader["socks_asset"]);
+            appearance.JacketItem = new LLUUID((string)reader["jacket_item"]);
+            appearance.JacketAsset = new LLUUID((string)reader["jacket_asset"]);
+            appearance.GlovesItem = new LLUUID((string)reader["gloves_item"]);
+            appearance.GlovesAsset = new LLUUID((string)reader["gloves_asset"]);
+            appearance.UnderShirtItem = new LLUUID((string)reader["undershirt_item"]);
+            appearance.UnderShirtAsset = new LLUUID((string)reader["undershirt_asset"]);
+            appearance.UnderPantsItem = new LLUUID((string)reader["underpants_item"]);
+            appearance.UnderPantsAsset = new LLUUID((string)reader["underpants_asset"]);
+            appearance.SkirtItem = new LLUUID((string)reader["skirt_item"]);
+            appearance.SkirtAsset = new LLUUID((string)reader["skirt_asset"]);
+            return appearance;
+        }
+
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Inserts a new row into the log database
         /// </summary>
@@ -946,5 +984,76 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MySQL
 
             return returnval;
         }
+
+        public bool insertAppearanceRow(AvatarAppearance appearance)
+        {
+            string sql = String.Empty;
+            sql += "REPLACE INTO ";
+            sql += "avatarappearance (owner, serial, visual_params, texture, avatar_height, ";
+            sql += "body_item, body_asset, skin_item, skin_asset, hair_item, hair_asset, eyes_item, eyes_asset, ";
+            sql += "shirt_item, shirt_asset, pants_item, pants_asset, shoes_item, shoes_asset, socks_item, socks_asset, ";
+            sql += "jacket_item, jacket_asset, gloves_item, gloves_asset, undershirt_item, undershirt_asset, underpants_item, underpants_asset, ";
+            sql += "skirt_item, skirt_asset) values (";
+            sql += "?owner, ?serial, ?visual_params, ?texture, ?avatar_height, ";
+            sql += "?body_item, ?body_asset, ?skin_item, ?skin_asset, ?hair_item, ?hair_asset, ?eyes_item, ?eyes_asset, ";
+            sql += "?shirt_item, ?shirt_asset, ?pants_item, ?pants_asset, ?shoes_item, ?shoes_asset, ?socks_item, ?socks_asset, ";
+            sql += "?jacket_item, ?jacket_asset, ?gloves_item, ?gloves_asset, ?undershirt_item, ?undershirt_asset, ?underpants_item, ?underpants_asset, ";
+            sql += "?skirt_item, ?skirt_asset)";
+
+            bool returnval = false;
+            
+            // we want to send in byte data, which means we can't just pass down strings
+            try {
+                MySqlCommand cmd = (MySqlCommand) dbcon.CreateCommand();
+                cmd.CommandText = sql;
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?owner", appearance.Owner.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?serial", appearance.Serial.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?visual_params", appearance.VisualParams);
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?texture", appearance.Texture.ToBytes());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?avatar_height", appearance.AvatarHeight.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?body_item", appearance.BodyItem.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?body_asset", appearance.BodyAsset.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?skin_item", appearance.SkinItem.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?skin_asset", appearance.SkinAsset.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?hair_item", appearance.HairItem.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?hair_asset", appearance.HairAsset.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?eyes_item", appearance.EyesItem.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?eyes_asset", appearance.EyesAsset.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?shirt_item", appearance.ShirtItem.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?shirt_asset", appearance.ShirtAsset.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?pants_item", appearance.PantsItem.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?pants_asset", appearance.PantsAsset.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?shoes_item", appearance.ShoesItem.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?shoes_asset", appearance.ShoesAsset.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?socks_item", appearance.SocksItem.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?socks_asset", appearance.SocksAsset.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?jacket_item", appearance.JacketItem.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?jacket_asset", appearance.JacketAsset.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?gloves_item", appearance.GlovesItem.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?gloves_asset", appearance.GlovesAsset.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?undershirt_item", appearance.UnderShirtItem.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?undershirt_asset", appearance.UnderShirtAsset.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?underpants_item", appearance.UnderPantsItem.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?underpants_asset", appearance.UnderPantsAsset.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?skirt_item", appearance.SkirtItem.ToString());
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?skirt_asset", appearance.SkirtAsset.ToString());
+            
+                int x;
+                if ((x = cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()) > 0)
+                {
+                    returnval = true;
+                }
+                cmd.Dispose();
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                m_log.Error(e.ToString());
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            return returnval;
+
+        }
+
     }
 }