{

public:

//class constructor

database();

//connection & disconnect

int openConnection(char *host, char *db, char *user, char *pass); //connect to the database

bool disconnect(); //disconnect from the database

//querying

MYSQL_RES *query(char *query); //return result set

char *stringQuery(char *query); //return string

int intQuery(char *query); //return an integer

bool boolQuery(char *query); //return a boolean

bool updateQuery(char *query); //updates, returns true if update went through

//free the query results

bool free();

private:

MYSQL *sock;

MYSQL_RES *result;

MYSQL_ROW row;

MYSQL_FIELD *field;

char *qbuf[MAX_QUERY_LEN];