diff --git a/bot/tasks/afc_statistics.py b/bot/tasks/afc_statistics.py
index ce84baf..a703e37 100644
--- a/bot/tasks/afc_statistics.py
+++ b/bot/tasks/afc_statistics.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8  -*-
 
 import re
-from os import path
+from os.path import expanduser
+from time import strftime, strptime
+
+import oursql
 
 from classes import BaseTask
 import config
@@ -10,22 +13,32 @@ import wiki
 class Task(BaseTask):
     """A task to generate statistics for WikiProject Articles for Creation.
 
-    Statistics are stored in the file indicated by self.filename,
-    "statistics.txt" in the bot's root directory being the default. They are
-    updated live while watching the recent changes IRC feed.
-
-    The bot saves its statistics once an hour, on the hour, to self.pagename.
+    Statistics are stored in a MySQL database ("u_earwig_afc_statistics")
+    accessed with oursql. Statistics are updated live while watching the recent
+    changes IRC feed and saved once an hour, on the hour, to self.pagename.
     In the live bot, this is "Template:AFC statistics".
     """
     name = "afc_statistics"
     number = 2
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self.filename = path.join(config.root_dir, "statistics.txt")
         self.cfg = config.tasks.get(self.name, {})
+
+        # Set some wiki-related attributes:
         self.pagename = cfg.get("page", "Template:AFC statistics")
-        default = "Updating statistics for [[WP:WPAFC|WikiProject Articles for creation]]."
-        self.summary = self.make_summary(cfg.get("summary", default))
+        default_summary = "Updating statistics for [[WP:WPAFC|WikiProject Articles for creation]]."
+        self.summary = self.make_summary(cfg.get("summary", default_summary))
+
+        # Templates used in chart generation:
+        templates = cfg.get("templates", {})
+        self.tl_header = templates.get("header", "AFC statistics/header")
+        self.tl_row = templates.get("row", "AFC statistics/row")
+        self.tl_footer = templates.get("footer", "AFC statistics/footer")
+
+        # Establish a connection with our SQL database:
+        kwargs = cfg.get("sql", {})
+        kwargs["read_default_file"] = expanduser("~/.my.cnf")
+        self.conn = oursql.connect(**kwargs)
 
     def run(self, **kwargs):
         self.site = wiki.get_site()
@@ -50,13 +63,12 @@ class Task(BaseTask):
                 method(page)
 
     def save(self):
+        self.check_integrity()
+
         if self.shutoff_enabled():
             return
-        try:
-            with open(self.filename) as fp:
-                statistics = fp.read()
-        except IOError:
-            pass
+
+        statistics = self.compile_charts()
 
         page = self.site.get_page(self.pagename)
         text = page.get()
@@ -68,7 +80,57 @@ class Task(BaseTask):
 
         newtext = re.sub("(<!-- sig begin -->)(.*?)(<!-- sig end -->)",
                          "\\1~~~ at ~~~~~\\3", newtext)
-        page.edit(newtext, self.summary, minor=True)
+        page.edit(newtext, self.summary, minor=True, bot=True)
+
+    def compile_charts(self):
+        stats = ""
+        with self.conn.cursor() as cursor:
+            cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM chart")
+            charts = cursor.fetchall()
+            for chart_info in charts:
+                stats += self.compile_chart(chart_info) + "\n"
+        return stats[:-1]  # Drop the last newline
+
+    def compile_chart(self, chart_info):
+        chart_id, chart_title, special_title = chart_info
+
+        if special_title:
+            chart = "{{{0}|{1}|{2}}}".format(self.tl_header, chart_title, special_title)
+        else:
+            chart = "{{{0}|{1}}}".format(self.tl_header, chart_title)
+
+        query = "SELECT * FROM page JOIN row ON page_id = row_id WHERE row_chart = ?"
+        with self.conn_cursor(oursql.DictCursor) as cursor:
+            cursor.execute(query, chart_id)
+            for page in cursor:
+                chart += "\n" + self.compile_chart_row(page)
+
+        chart += "\n{{{0}}}".format(self.tl_footer)
+        return chart
+
+    def compile_chart_row(self, page):
+        row = "{{{0}|s={page_status}|t={page_title}|h={page_short}|z={page_size}|"
+        row += "cr={page_create_user}|cd={page_create_time}|ci={page_create_oldid}|"
+        row += "mr={page_modify_user}|md={page_modify_time}|mi={page_modify_oldid}|"
+
+        page["page_create_time"] = format_timestamp(page["page_create_time"])
+        page["page_modify_time"] = format_timestamp(page["page_modify_time"])
+
+        if page["page_special_user"]:
+            row += "sr={page_special_user}|sd={page_special_time}|si={page_special_oldid}|"
+            page["page_special_time"] = format_timestamp(page["page_special_time"])
+
+        if page["page_notes"]:
+            row += "n=1{page_notes}"
+
+        row += "}}"
+        return row.format(self.tl_row, **page)
+
+    def format_timestamp(self, ts):
+        return strftime("%H:%M, %d %B %Y", strptime(ts, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"))
+
+    def check_integrity(self):
+        pass
 
     def process_edit(self, page):
         pass
diff --git a/bot/wiki/site.py b/bot/wiki/site.py
index 032aaf3..55c5b73 100644
--- a/bot/wiki/site.py
+++ b/bot/wiki/site.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from cookielib import CookieJar
 from gzip import GzipFile
 from json import loads
+from os.path import expanduser
 from re import escape as re_escape, match as re_match
 from StringIO import StringIO
 from time import sleep
@@ -446,7 +447,7 @@ class Site(object):
             args[key] = value
 
         if "read_default_file" not in args and "user" not in args and "passwd" not in args:
-            args["read_default_file"] = "~/.my.cnf"
+            args["read_default_file"] = expanduser("~/.my.cnf")
 
         self._sql_conn = oursql.connect(**args)