diff --git a/mining/DB_Mysql.py b/mining/DB_Mysql.py
index 531a1f9..4846d05 100644
--- a/mining/DB_Mysql.py
+++ b/mining/DB_Mysql.py
@@ -342,6 +342,28 @@ class DB_Mysql():
             }
             
         return ret
+    def get_uid(self, id_or_username):
+        log.debug("Finding user id of %s", id_or_username)
+        uname = id_or_username.split(".", 1)[0]
+        self.execute("SELECT `id` FROM `accounts` where username = %s", (uname))
+        row = self.dbc.fetchone()
+        
+       
+        if row is None:
+            return False
+        else:
+            uid = row[0]
+            return uid
+    
+    
+    def insert_worker(self, account_id, username, password):
+        log.debug("Adding new worker %s", username)
+        query = "INSERT INTO pool_worker"
+        self.execute(query + '(account_id, username, password) VALUES (%s, %s, %s);', (account_id, username, password))
+        self.dbh.commit()
+        return str(username)
+        
+
 
     def close(self):
         self.dbh.close()