diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 7db0273..399555b 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ handle["/js/jquery-1.12.1.min"] = requestHandlers.sendJquery;
 handle["/js/jquery-ui.js"] = requestHandlers.sendJqueryUI;
 handle["/css/bootstrap.min.css"] = requestHandlers.sendBootstrap;
 
+handle["/clear"] = requestHandlers.sendClear;
+
 server.start(router.route,handle,debug);
diff --git a/board.html b/board.html
index 3f994d0..7a0a200 100644
--- a/board.html
+++ b/board.html
@@ -71,8 +71,14 @@ body {
 	function initSocketIO()
 	{
 		iosocket = io.connect();
+
+    iosocket.on('clientrefresh', function() {
+      location.reload();
+    });
+
 		iosocket.on('onconnection', function() {
-		initButton();
+
+
 
 	  	iosocket.on('debugMessage', function(message) {
 	  		alert(message);
@@ -81,9 +87,9 @@ body {
       iosocket.on('config', function(phonenumber) {
   			mynumber = phonenumber;
         $( "span.number" ).html(mynumber);
-        console.log(mynumber);
   		});
 
+
      iosocket.on('newMessage', function(time,number,message,color) {
        var censoredNumber = number.substring(0,3) + "********" +number.substring(number.length - 3, number.length);
        var messages = document.getElementById('messagesBody');
diff --git a/clear.html b/clear.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f1dc06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clear.html
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+ <meta charset="UTF-8">
+ <html>
+  <head>
+<title>Clear Board</title>
+  <link rel='stylesheet' href='sprite/emoji.css' >
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/bootstrap.min.css" />
+  <script src="/js/jquery-1.12.1.min"></script>
+  <script src="/js/jquery-ui.js"></script>
+	<script src="/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
+
+<script>
+  var iosocket;
+
+	function initSocketIO()
+	{
+		iosocket = io.connect();
+		iosocket.on('onconnection', function() {
+
+	  	iosocket.on('debugMessage', function(message) {
+	  		alert(message);
+		  });
+
+
+    });
+	}
+
+
+
+	window.onload = function() {
+	     initSocketIO();
+      };
+
+
+  $(document).ready(function() {
+      $('#clear').click(function() {
+      var number = $('#number').val();
+	    iosocket.emit('clear',number);
+	    });
+      $('#refresh').click(function() {
+      iosocket.emit('refreshClients');
+      });
+	});
+
+
+</script>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+   <div style="text-align:center;" >
+  <div id="wrap">
+	<div  id="btnHolder">
+    <h2>Functions</h2>
+    <input type="number" id="number" value="1" min="1"/><label for="number">Number</label><br>
+	  <input type="button" id="clear" value="clear"/>
+    <br>
+    <input type="button" id="refresh" value="refresh"/>
+    <div id="debugOut"> </div>
+	</div>
+</div>
+
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/requestHandlers.js b/requestHandlers.js
index ebdc415..b702778 100644
--- a/requestHandlers.js
+++ b/requestHandlers.js
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ function sendJqueryUI(response) {
   response.end(html);
 }
 
+function sendClear(response) {
+  console.log("Request handler 'clear' was called.");
+  response.writeHead(200, {"Content-Type": "text/html"});
+  var html = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + "/clear.html")
+  response.end(html);
+}
+
+
+exports.sendClear = sendClear;
+
 
 exports.sendBootstrap = sendBootstrap;
 exports.sendJqueryUI = sendJqueryUI;
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 2611882..89153d8 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ function initSocketIO(httpServer,debug)
 	console.log("user connected");
 	socket.emit('onconnection');
 
+
+  socket.on('clear', function(number) {
+
+		var index = db.object.messages.length - 1;
+		db.object.messages.splice(index,1);
+    db.write();
+
+		console.log('removed entry ' + number)
+  });
+
 	socket.on('getConfig', function(data) {
 		var number = config('mainConfig').chain().find({ param: 'mynumber' }).value()['value'];
 		socket.emit('config',number);
@@ -78,6 +88,11 @@ function initSocketIO(httpServer,debug)
 		console.log('sending AT...');
 	});
 
+	socket.on('refreshClients', function() {
+		console.log('Refreshing all clients');
+		socketServer.emit('clientrefresh'); // send this to all so use socketServer
+	});
+
 	socket.on('getLastMessages', function(number) {
 		console.log('retrieving messages');
 	var times = db('messages').chain().takeRight(number).map('time').value();
