-yourself. This is recommended for files that don't diff nicely like Excel
-versions of reports and PDF invoices.
+yourself.
+
+If you want to do anything with the database besides compare the test results
+to reference, run "freeside-test-start" by hand first. This will create a
+database with the test image and start Apache with a fake time of one day after
+the last bill. If there's an existing Freeside database, it will be renamed to
+"freeside_YYYYMMDD" (the current date).
+
+To put the existing database back in place, run "freeside-test-stop", then
+restart Apache and any Freeside services.