*/

  conn->pointlesscheck ++;

  mysql_close(conn->mysqlconn);

  mysql_server_end();

  free(conn);

  return 0;

}

distrend_mysql_result_t mysqlQuery(distrend_mysql_conn_t conn, char *query, MYSQL_FIELD_OFFSET expected_columns)

{

  MYSQL_RES *result;

  distrend_mysql_result_t distrenresult;

  MYSQL_FIELD_OFFSET num_columns;

  /**

     pointless sanity check

  */

  if(conn->pointlesscheck != SEVENTY_FIVE)

    fprintf(stderr, "warning, I was passed a bad struct distrend_mysql_conn...\n");

  /** make sure that connection is still alive

   */

  if(mysql_ping(conn->mysqlconn))

    {

      fprintf(stderr, "mysql_ping() failed: %s\n", mysql_error(conn->mysqlconn));

      return NULL;

    }

  fprintf(stderr,"Querying... ");

  if (mysql_query(conn->mysqlconn, query))

    {

      fprintf(stderr, "calling mysql_query() resulted in: %s\n", mysql_error(conn->mysqlconn));

      return NULL;

    }

  fprintf(stderr,"Queried!\n");

  fprintf(stderr,"Getting results... ");

  result = mysql_use_result(conn->mysqlconn);

  /**

     Flush stuff out when an empty set is expected.

   */

  if(!expected_columns)

    {

      while(mysql_fetch_row(result))

	;

      mysql_free_result(result);

      return NULL;

    }

  /**

     Sanity check

   */

  num_columns = mysql_num_fields(result);

  if(num_columns != expected_columns)

    {

      fprintf(stderr, "Expected %d columns, got %d for ``%s''\n", expected_columns, num_columns, query);

      mysql_free_result(result);

      return NULL;

    }

  fprintf(stderr,"Done!\n");

  /**

     Prepare data for return.

   */

  distrenresult = malloc(sizeof(struct distrend_mysql_result));

  if(!distrenresult)

    {

      while(mysql_fetch_row(result))

	;

        mysql_free_result(result);

      return NULL;

    }

  distrenresult->mysqlresult = result;

  distrenresult->pointlesscheck = FORTY_TWO;

  return distrenresult;

}

int mysqlResultFree(distrend_mysql_conn_t conn, distrend_mysql_result_t result)

{

  size_t counter;

  MYSQL_RES *mysqlresult;

  if(!result)

    {

      fprintf(stderr, "mysqlResultFree(): warning, passed NULL parameter\n");

      return 0;

    }

  if(result->pointlesscheck != FORTY_TWO)

    fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d: I didn't get the type of handle I wanted\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);