diff --git a/bin/vhost-deploy.sh b/bin/vhost-deploy.sh
index 5c8083f..a95758d 100755
--- a/bin/vhost-deploy.sh
+++ b/bin/vhost-deploy.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ help()
   echo "  -u <username> Username to use for this virtualhost. Optional, defaults to first 8 alphanumeric characters of virtualhost."
   echo "  -p <password> Password for username. Optional, random password generated if none specified."
   echo "  -j            Whether or not to jail the user. Optional, default is to not jail user."
+  echo "  -w            Write user & mysql info to files. Warning! This inlcudes the unencrypted passwords."
   exit
 }
 
@@ -86,7 +87,11 @@ if ! grep -q "^$username:" /etc/passwd; then
     password=`/usr/bin/pwgen 12 1`
   fi
   # add user
-  /usr/local/bin/vhost-user-add.sh $username -p "$password"
+  if [[ -n $write ]]; then
+    /usr/local/bin/vhost-user-add.sh $username -p "$password" -w
+  else
+    /usr/local/bin/vhost-user-add.sh $username -p "$password"
+  fi
   # if jail option is set then jail user
   if [[ -n $jail ]]; then
     /usr/local/bin/vhost-user-jail.sh $username > /dev/null 2>&1
@@ -97,4 +102,8 @@ fi
 /usr/local/bin/vhost-add.sh $domain $username > /dev/null 2>&1
 
 # add mysql database
-/usr/local/bin/vhost-mysql-db-add.sh $domain > /dev/null 2>&1
+if [[ -n $write ]]; then
+  /usr/local/bin/vhost-mysql-db-add.sh $domain -w > /dev/null 2>&1
+else
+  /usr/local/bin/vhost-mysql-db-add.sh $domain > /dev/null 2>&1
+fi