diff --git a/browser/knex.js b/browser/knex.js
index c7d1322f..b483ef75 100644
--- a/browser/knex.js
+++ b/browser/knex.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 !function(e){if("object"==typeof exports&&"undefined"!=typeof module)module.exports=e();else if("function"==typeof define&&define.amd)define([],e);else{var f;"undefined"!=typeof window?f=window:"undefined"!=typeof global?f=global:"undefined"!=typeof self&&(f=self),f.Knex=e()}}(function(){var define,module,exports;return (function e(t,n,r){function s(o,u){if(!n[o]){if(!t[o]){var a=typeof require=="function"&&require;if(!u&&a)return a(o,!0);if(i)return i(o,!0);throw new Error("Cannot find module '"+o+"'")}var f=n[o]={exports:{}};t[o][0].call(f.exports,function(e){var n=t[o][1][e];return s(n?n:e)},f,f.exports,e,t,n,r)}return n[o].exports}var i=typeof require=="function"&&require;for(var o=0;o<r.length;o++)s(r[o]);return s})({1:[function(_dereq_,module,exports){
-// Knex.js  0.6.18
+// Knex.js  0.6.19
 // --------------
 
 //     (c) 2014 Tim Griesser
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Knex.initialize = function(config) {
 
   // The `__knex__` is used if you need to duck-type check whether this
   // is a knex builder, without a full on `instanceof` check.
-  knex.VERSION = knex.__knex__  = '0.6.18';
+  knex.VERSION = knex.__knex__  = '0.6.19';
   knex.raw = function(sql, bindings) {
     return new client.Raw(sql, bindings);
   };
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ Client_MySQL2.prototype.initRunner = function() {
 // Get a raw connection, called by the `pool` whenever a new
 // connection needs to be added to the pool.
 Client_MySQL2.prototype.acquireRawConnection = function() {
-  var connection = mysql2.createConnection(_.pick(this.connectionSettings, 'user', 'database', 'connection'));
+  var connection = mysql2.createConnection(_.pick(this.connectionSettings, configOptions));
   return new Promise(function(resolver, rejecter) {
     connection.connect(function(err) {
       if (err) return rejecter(err);
@@ -1265,6 +1265,8 @@ Client_MySQL2.prototype.acquireRawConnection = function() {
   });
 };
 
+var configOptions = ['user', 'database', 'host', 'password', 'ssl', 'connection', 'stream'];
+
 module.exports = Client_MySQL2;
 },{"../../promise":53,"../mysql":6,"./runner":19,"inherits":"oxw+vU","lodash":"K2RcUv"}],19:[function(_dereq_,module,exports){
 // MySQL Runner
@@ -3453,9 +3455,6 @@ function QueryBuilder() {
 }
 inherits(QueryBuilder, EventEmitter);
 
-// Valid values for the `order by` clause generation.
-var orderBys = ['asc', 'desc'];
-
 QueryBuilder.prototype.toString = function() {
   return this.toQuery();
 };
@@ -3806,27 +3805,51 @@ QueryBuilder.prototype.orWhereNotBetween = function(column, values) {
 };
 
 // Adds a `group by` clause to the query.
-QueryBuilder.prototype.groupBy = function() {
+QueryBuilder.prototype.groupBy = function(item) {
+  if (item instanceof Raw) {
+    return this.groupByRaw.apply(this, arguments);
+  }
   this._statements.push({
     grouping: 'group',
+    type: 'groupByBasic',
     value: helpers.normalizeArr.apply(null, arguments)
   });
   return this;
 };
 
+// Adds a raw `group by` clause to the query.
+QueryBuilder.prototype.groupByRaw = function(sql, bindings) {
+  var raw = (sql instanceof Raw ? sql : new Raw(sql, bindings));
+  this._statements.push({
+    grouping: 'group',
+    type: 'groupByRaw',
+    value: raw
+  });
+  return this;
+};
+
 // Adds a `order by` clause to the query.
 QueryBuilder.prototype.orderBy = function(column, direction) {
-  if (!(direction instanceof Raw)) {
-    if (!_.contains(orderBys, (direction || '').toLowerCase())) direction = 'asc';
-  }
   this._statements.push({
     grouping: 'order',
+    type: 'orderByBasic',
     value: column,
     direction: direction
   });
   return this;
 };
 
+// Add a raw `order by` clause to the query.
+QueryBuilder.prototype.orderByRaw = function(sql, bindings) {
+  var raw = (sql instanceof Raw ? sql : new Raw(sql, bindings));
+  this._statements.push({
+    grouping: 'order',
+    type: 'orderByRaw',
+    value: raw
+  });
+  return this;
+};
+
 // Add a union statement to the query.
 QueryBuilder.prototype.union = function(callback, wrap) {
   if (arguments.length > 1) {
@@ -4363,10 +4386,14 @@ QueryCompiler.prototype._groupsOrders = function(type) {
   if (!items) return '';
   var sql = [];
   for (var i = 0, l = items.length; i < l; i++) {
-    var item = items[i];
-    var str = this.formatter.columnize(item.value);
-    if (type === 'order') {
-      str += ' ' + this.formatter.direction(item.direction);
+    var str, item = items[i];
+    if (item.value instanceof Raw) {
+      str = this.formatter.checkRaw(item.value);
+    } else {
+      str = this.formatter.columnize(item.value);
+      if (type === 'order') {
+        str += ' ' + this.formatter.direction(item.direction);
+      }
     }
     sql.push(str);
   }
@@ -4571,7 +4598,9 @@ module.exports = [
   'orWhereBetween',
   'orWhereNotBetween',
   'groupBy',
+  'groupByRaw',
   'orderBy',
+  'orderByRaw',
   'union',
   'unionAll',
   'having',
diff --git a/browser/websql.js b/browser/websql.js
index de817876..d6b5e273 100644
--- a/browser/websql.js
+++ b/browser/websql.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 !function(e){if("object"==typeof exports&&"undefined"!=typeof module)module.exports=e();else if("function"==typeof define&&define.amd)define([],e);else{var f;"undefined"!=typeof window?f=window:"undefined"!=typeof global?f=global:"undefined"!=typeof self&&(f=self),f.Knex=e()}}(function(){var define,module,exports;return (function e(t,n,r){function s(o,u){if(!n[o]){if(!t[o]){var a=typeof require=="function"&&require;if(!u&&a)return a(o,!0);if(i)return i(o,!0);throw new Error("Cannot find module '"+o+"'")}var f=n[o]={exports:{}};t[o][0].call(f.exports,function(e){var n=t[o][1][e];return s(n?n:e)},f,f.exports,e,t,n,r)}return n[o].exports}var i=typeof require=="function"&&require;for(var o=0;o<r.length;o++)s(r[o]);return s})({1:[function(_dereq_,module,exports){
-// Knex.js  0.6.18
+// Knex.js  0.6.19
 // --------------
 
 //     (c) 2014 Tim Griesser
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Knex.initialize = function(config) {
 
   // The `__knex__` is used if you need to duck-type check whether this
   // is a knex builder, without a full on `instanceof` check.
-  knex.VERSION = knex.__knex__  = '0.6.18';
+  knex.VERSION = knex.__knex__  = '0.6.19';
   knex.raw = function(sql, bindings) {
     return new client.Raw(sql, bindings);
   };
@@ -1730,9 +1730,6 @@ function QueryBuilder() {
 }
 inherits(QueryBuilder, EventEmitter);
 
-// Valid values for the `order by` clause generation.
-var orderBys = ['asc', 'desc'];
-
 QueryBuilder.prototype.toString = function() {
   return this.toQuery();
 };
@@ -2083,27 +2080,51 @@ QueryBuilder.prototype.orWhereNotBetween = function(column, values) {
 };
 
 // Adds a `group by` clause to the query.
-QueryBuilder.prototype.groupBy = function() {
+QueryBuilder.prototype.groupBy = function(item) {
+  if (item instanceof Raw) {
+    return this.groupByRaw.apply(this, arguments);
+  }
   this._statements.push({
     grouping: 'group',
+    type: 'groupByBasic',
     value: helpers.normalizeArr.apply(null, arguments)
   });
   return this;
 };
 
+// Adds a raw `group by` clause to the query.
+QueryBuilder.prototype.groupByRaw = function(sql, bindings) {
+  var raw = (sql instanceof Raw ? sql : new Raw(sql, bindings));
+  this._statements.push({
+    grouping: 'group',
+    type: 'groupByRaw',
+    value: raw
+  });
+  return this;
+};
+
 // Adds a `order by` clause to the query.
 QueryBuilder.prototype.orderBy = function(column, direction) {
-  if (!(direction instanceof Raw)) {
-    if (!_.contains(orderBys, (direction || '').toLowerCase())) direction = 'asc';
-  }
   this._statements.push({
     grouping: 'order',
+    type: 'orderByBasic',
     value: column,
     direction: direction
   });
   return this;
 };
 
+// Add a raw `order by` clause to the query.
+QueryBuilder.prototype.orderByRaw = function(sql, bindings) {
+  var raw = (sql instanceof Raw ? sql : new Raw(sql, bindings));
+  this._statements.push({
+    grouping: 'order',
+    type: 'orderByRaw',
+    value: raw
+  });
+  return this;
+};
+
 // Add a union statement to the query.
 QueryBuilder.prototype.union = function(callback, wrap) {
   if (arguments.length > 1) {
@@ -2640,10 +2661,14 @@ QueryCompiler.prototype._groupsOrders = function(type) {
   if (!items) return '';
   var sql = [];
   for (var i = 0, l = items.length; i < l; i++) {
-    var item = items[i];
-    var str = this.formatter.columnize(item.value);
-    if (type === 'order') {
-      str += ' ' + this.formatter.direction(item.direction);
+    var str, item = items[i];
+    if (item.value instanceof Raw) {
+      str = this.formatter.checkRaw(item.value);
+    } else {
+      str = this.formatter.columnize(item.value);
+      if (type === 'order') {
+        str += ' ' + this.formatter.direction(item.direction);
+      }
     }
     sql.push(str);
   }
@@ -2848,7 +2873,9 @@ module.exports = [
   'orWhereBetween',
   'orWhereNotBetween',
   'groupBy',
+  'groupByRaw',
   'orderBy',
+  'orderByRaw',
   'union',
   'unionAll',
   'having',
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index aa8df6d9..2a84dda0 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   <div id="sidebar" class="interface">
 
     <a class="toc_title" href="#">
-      Knex.js <span class="version">(0.6.18)</span>
+      Knex.js <span class="version">(0.6.19)</span>
     </a>
     <ul class="toc_section">
       <li>&raquo; <a href="https://github.com/tgriesser/knex">GitHub Repository</a></li>
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@
 
       <li>– <a href="#Builder-distinct">distinct</a></li>
       <li>– <a href="#Builder-groupBy">groupBy</a></li>
+      <li>– <a href="#Builder-groupByRaw">groupByRaw</a></li>
       <li>– <a href="#Builder-orderBy">orderBy</a></li>
+      <li>– <a href="#Builder-orderByRaw">orderByRaw</a></li>
       <li>– <a href="#Builder-having">having</a></li>
       <li>– <a href="#Builder-offset">offset</a></li>
       <li>– <a href="#Builder-limit">limit</a></li>
@@ -296,7 +298,7 @@
     </p>
 
 
-    <h2>Latest Release: 0.6.18 - <span class="small"><a href="#changelog">Change Log</a></span></h2>
+    <h2>Latest Release: 0.6.19 - <span class="small"><a href="#changelog">Change Log</a></span></h2>
 
     <p>
       Current Develop &mdash;
@@ -879,6 +881,16 @@ knex('customers')
 
 <pre class="display">
 knex('users').groupBy('count')
+</pre>
+
+    <p id="Builder-groupByRaw">
+      <b class="header">groupByRaw</b><code>.groupBy(sql)</code>
+      <br />
+      Adds a raw <tt>group by</tt> clause to the query.
+    </p>
+
+<pre class="display">
+knex.select('year', knex.raw('SUM(profit)')).from('sales').groupByRaw('year WITH ROLLUP')
 </pre>
 
     <p id="Builder-orderBy">
@@ -889,6 +901,16 @@ knex('users').groupBy('count')
 
 <pre class="display">
 knex('users').orderBy('name', 'desc')
+</pre>
+
+    <p id="Builder-orderByRaw">
+      <b class="header">orderByRaw</b><code>.orderByRaw(sql)</code>
+      <br />
+      Adds an <tt>order by raw</tt> clause to the query.
+    </p>
+
+<pre class="display">
+knex.select('*').from('table').orderByRaw('col NULLS LAST DESC')
 </pre>
 
     <p id="Builder-having">
@@ -2245,6 +2267,15 @@ $ npm test
 
     <h2 id="changelog">Change Log</h2>
 
+    <p>
+      <b class="header">0.6.19</b> &mdash; <small><i>June 27, 2014</i></small><br />
+    </p>
+    <ul>
+      <li>Add <tt>groupByRaw</tt> / <tt>orderByRaw</tt> methods, better support for raw statements in group / order (#282).</li>
+      <li>Support more config options for node-mysql2 dialect (#341).</li>
+      <li>CLI help text fix, (#342).</li>
+    </ul>
+
     <p>
       <b class="header">0.6.18</b> &mdash; <small><i>June 25, 2014</i></small><br />
       Patch for the <a href="#Streams-stream">method</a>, calling without a handler should return the stream, not a promise (#337).
diff --git a/knex.js b/knex.js
index 688fe074..fbb01adb 100644
--- a/knex.js
+++ b/knex.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Knex.js  0.6.18
+// Knex.js  0.6.19
 // --------------
 
 //     (c) 2014 Tim Griesser
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Knex.initialize = function(config) {
 
   // The `__knex__` is used if you need to duck-type check whether this
   // is a knex builder, without a full on `instanceof` check.
-  knex.VERSION = knex.__knex__  = '0.6.18';
+  knex.VERSION = knex.__knex__  = '0.6.19';
   knex.raw = function(sql, bindings) {
     return new client.Raw(sql, bindings);
   };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d8984d34..1a602030 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "knex",
-  "version": "0.6.18",
+  "version": "0.6.19",
   "description": "A batteries-included SQL query & schema builder for Postgres, MySQL and SQLite3 and the Browser",
   "main": "knex.js",
   "directories": {