diff --git a/server.cpp b/server.cpp
index 421a991..660283c 100644
--- a/server.cpp
+++ b/server.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,37 @@
 #include "crow.h"
 
+#include <driver.h>
+#include <statement.h>
+
+using namespace sql;
+using namespace std;
+
 int main()
 {
-    crow::SimpleApp app;
+	Driver *driver = get_driver_instance();
+	Connection *con = driver->connect(getenv("DBURL"),getenv("DBUSER"),getenv("DBPWD"));
+	con->setSchema("timer_backend");
+	Statement *stmt = con->createStatement();
+	ResultSet *res = stmt->executeQuery("SELECT seconds FROM sessions;");
+
+	while (res->next()) {
+		cout << "\t... MySQL replies: ";
+		cout << res->getString("seconds") << endl;
+		cout << "\t... MySQL says it again: ";
+		cout << res->getString(1) << endl;
+	}
+
+	delete res;
+	delete stmt;
+	delete con;
+
+	crow::SimpleApp app;
 
-    CROW_ROUTE(app, "/")([](){
-        return "Hello world";
-    });
+	CROW_ROUTE(app, "/seconds")([](){
+		crow::json::wvalue x({{"message", "Hello, World!"}});
+		return x;
+	});
 
-    app.port(18080).run();
+	app.port(18080).run();
 }