private Connection getConnection() {
		
		try {
			Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
		} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
			Utilities.outputError("Could not find sql drivers");
			return null;
		}
		
		try {
			return DriverManager.getConnection(
				"jdbc:mysql://" + m_options.host + ":" + m_options.port + "/" +
				m_options.databaseName + "?" +
				"user=" + m_options.username +
				"&password=" + m_options.password
			);
		} catch (SQLException e) {
			return null;
		}
		
	}