--- a/couchdb/settee/tests/SetteeServerTest.php
+++ b/couchdb/settee/tests/SetteeServerTest.php
@@ -1,1 +1,43 @@
+<?php
 
+require_once (realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../src/settee.php'));
+require_once (dirname(__FILE__) . '/SetteeTestCase.class.php');
+
+class SetteeServerTest extends SetteeTestCase {
+
+  private $dbname;
+
+  public function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp();
+    $this->dbname = "settee_tests_" . md5(microtime(true));
+  }
+
+  public function test_database_lifecycle_namebased() {
+    $db = $this->server->get_db($this->dbname);
+    $ret = $this->server->create_db($this->dbname);
+    $this->assertTrue($ret->ok, "Database Creation Success Response [name-based]");
+
+    $database_list = $this->server->list_dbs();
+    $this->assertTrue(is_array($database_list) && in_array($this->dbname, $database_list),
+                      "Verifying Database in the List on the Server [name-based]");
+
+    $ret = $this->server->drop_db($this->dbname);
+    $this->assertTrue($ret->ok, "Database Deletion Success Response [name-based]");
+  }
+
+  public function test_database_lifecycle_objectbased() {
+    $db = $this->server->get_db($this->dbname);
+    $ret = $this->server->create_db($db);
+    $this->assertTrue($ret->ok, "Database Creation Success Response [object-based]");
+
+    $database_list = $this->server->list_dbs();
+    $this->assertTrue(is_array($database_list) && in_array($this->dbname, $database_list),
+                      "Verifying Database in the List on the Server [object-based]");
+
+    $ret = $this->server->drop_db($db);
+    $this->assertTrue($ret->ok, "Database Deletion Success Response [object-based]");
+  }
+
+}
+
+