diff --git a/src/server/mysql.c b/src/server/mysql.c
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+/*
+  Copyright 2009 Nathan Phillip Brink, Ethan Zonca, Matthew Orlando
+
+  This file is a part of DistRen.
+
+  DistRen is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  DistRen is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+  along with DistRen.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+*/
+
+#include "mysql.h"
+#include <mysql/mysql.h>
+
+#include "common/asprintf.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
+MYSQL mysqlConnect(){
+  MYSQL *conn;
+
+  char *server = "zserver1";
+  char *user = "distren";
+  char *password = "secretpassword";
+  char *database = "distren";
+
+  conn = mysql_init(NULL);
+  mysql_options(conn, MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT,"true");
+
+  if(!mysql_real_connect(conn, server, user, password, database, 0, NULL, 0))
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", mysql_error(conn));
+
+  return *conn;
+}
+
+MYSQL_RES mysqlQuery(MYSQL *conn, char *query){
+  if (mysql_query(conn, query))
+     fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", mysql_error(conn));
+
+  MYSQL_RES *result;
+  result = mysql_use_result(conn);
+  return *result;
+}
+
+// Check if connection is alive, reconnect if broken.
+int mysqlPing(MYSQL *conn){
+  if(mysql_ping(conn)){
+    fprintf(stderr, "MySQL Connection broken, attempting reconnection...");
+    return 1;
+  }
+  else
+    return 0; // Connection is still alive
+}
+
+int mysqlFree(MYSQL_RES *res, MYSQL *conn){
+  mysql_free_result(res);
+  mysql_close(conn);
+  return 0;
+}