diff --git a/scripts/validate_blocks.php b/scripts/validate_blocks.php
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+#!/usr/bin/php
+<?php
+	/* script to validate blocks */
+
+	// Change to working directory
+	chdir(dirname(__FILE__));
+
+	// Include all settings and classes
+	require_once('shared.inc.php');	
+
+	if ( $bitcoin->can_connect() !== true )
+	  die("Failed to connect to RPC server". PHP_EOL);
+	  
+	echo "Validating blocks in database against coind..". PHP_EOL;
+	
+	$mask = "| %6s | %8s | %13s | %20s | %10s |". PHP_EOL;;
+	printf($mask, 'DB-ID', 'Height', 'Confirmations', 'Time', 'Status');
+	  
+	// fetch all blocks
+	$allBlocks = $block->getAll();
+	foreach ($allBlocks as $block) 
+	{		
+		try {
+			if($block['confirmations']== -1) // mark orphan blocks.
+				$status = 'ORPHAN';
+			else 
+			{				
+				$blockInfo = $bitcoin->getblock($block['blockhash']);	
+				$status = 'VALID'; // if the getblock() call didn't throw an exception, it's a valid block then.
+			}									
+		}
+		catch(Exception $e)
+		{
+			if($e->getMessage() == 'RPC call did not return 200: HTTP error: 500 - JSON Response: [-5] Block not found')
+			{
+				$status = 'INVALID';
+			}
+			else 
+			{
+				$status = 'UNKNOWN';	
+			}
+		}
+		
+		printf($mask, $block['id'], $block['height'], $block['confirmations'], strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", $block['time']), $status);
+	}
+
+	echo "Done..". PHP_EOL;
+?>
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diff --git a/scripts/validate_users.php b/scripts/validate_users.php
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+#!/usr/bin/php
+<?php
+	/* script to validate accounts */
+
+	// Change to working directory
+	chdir(dirname(__FILE__));
+
+	// Include all settings and classes
+	require_once('shared.inc.php');
+	
+	$timeLimitInDays = 90;
+
+	// Fetch all users
+	$users = $user->getAllAssoc();
+
+	$mask = "| %6s | %20s | %16s | %20s | %12.12s | %5s | %5s | %12s | %5s | \n";
+	printf($mask, 'ID', 'Username', 'LoggedIP', 'Last Login','Days Since', 'Ever', 'Trans', 'Balance','Stale');
+
+	$currentTime = time();
+	$totalSavings = 0;
+
+	foreach ($users as $user) 
+	{
+		$id = $user['id'];
+		$isAdmin = $user['is_admin'];
+		$username = $user['username'];
+		$loggedIp = $user['loggedIp'];
+		$lastLogin  = $user['last_login'];
+		$coinAddress = $user['coin_address']; 
+		
+		$everLoggedIn = !empty($lastLogin);
+		$timeDelta = $currentTime - $lastLogin;
+		$lastLoginInDays = round(abs($timeDelta)/60/60/24, 0);
+		
+		if($lastLoginInDays < $timeLimitInDays)
+			continue;
+		
+		// get transactions summary for the user
+		$summary = $transaction->getTransactionSummary($id);	
+		$transactions_exists = !empty($summary);
+		
+		// get balances
+		$balances = $transaction->getBalance($id);
+		$confirmedBalance = $balances['confirmed'];
+		$totalSavings += $confirmedBalance;	
+		
+		$staleAccount  = $everLoggedIn == false && $transactions_exists == false;	
+		
+		printf($mask, $id, $username, 
+					$loggedIp, strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", $lastLogin), $lastLoginInDays, $everLoggedIn ? 'yes' : 'no', 
+					$transactions_exists ? 'yes' : 'no', round($confirmedBalance,8),
+					$staleAccount ? 'yes' : 'no'	);				
+	}
+
+	echo "Total balance of stale accounts: $totalSavings" . PHP_EOL;
+?>
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